Saturday afternoon September 29, 2018 Learn how to analyze and identify elements of cohesion, discourse mapping, effective fingerspelling, stress, affect, and many other elements that make for an accurate and equivalent interpretation. Specific features of ASL discourse (use of space, coherence, cohesion, fingerspelling, etc) are reviewed as needed, but this workshop is primarily practical application.…
Saturday morning September 29, 2018 Interpreters in educational settings often struggle to represent content in areas where there are not content-specific standardized ASL signs. This workshop will review classifier types and use and will discuss methods for using classifiers to make semantically appropriate signs. This workshop will include a discussion on the ethical issues of…
Friday, September 28 6:00 – 9:00 PM The RID Code of Professional Conduct guides the practice of interpreting. This workshop addresses tenets (2) and (3) regarding interpreter skills, knowledge and conduct by presenting two current models for ethical decision-making and having interpreters work through some of their own experiences in light of ethical practices. Demand…
Saturday afternoon September 29, 2018 A new Generation of Slang: WARNING: This workshop has bad language. This workshop is also English based and focuses on English slang. Have you ever been interpreting and heard the phrase “Wow, you be channeling the chucks!!!” or “I can’t believe he threatened to steal on her!!” We all experience…
Saturday morning September 29, 2018 Mentoring 101: This workshop is for seasoned interpreters who are ready to take the plunge and start mentoring other interpreters who want to improve their product. The workshop teaches participants to analyze interpreters products, based on their skill levels, and how to identify areas which need improvement. Whether the interpreter…
Hurts Donut in Lincoln NE has agreed to help sponsor part of our upcoming fall workshop, “Overcoming the Hurts and Disappointments in Interpreting.” Obviously, we are playing up the “Hurts” theme and are very grateful for their kind support. If you were expecting Panera bagels for Saturday morning breakfast, sorry! It is my last workshop…
Food – Drinks – Games Animals – Bonfire – Hayride Pie Auction at 6:00 PM Members: $5 Nonmembers: $7 Kids under 5: Free Proceeds go to the Nebraska Association of the Deaf (NeAD)
OAD Lunch & Dinner Saturday, September 10th @ OAD Hall 4050 Hillsdale Ave, Omaha MENU: Lunch from 11am to 1:30pm: Chili Hot Dogs & Chips (Other toppings available) $4.00 Dinner from 5:30 pm to ? Pulled Pork Sandwich Pork Beans & Chips $6.00 Money proceeds to OAD/MAAD 2017 Softball Tournament
The Omaha Association of the Deaf invites you to attend its fund raising festival this Saturday, August 20 at the OAD Hall. There will be games, food and prizes. The event begins at 10 AM and concludes at 7 PM. Tickets for the games will be $1 each or 6 for $5. Food will be…
Vicki Steinhauer-Campbell from VR Nebraska has extended the following invitation: Hello! I am forwarding you about advocacy training on August 12th – 14th in Lincoln at Nebraska Coalition. Please read below from Director and the Heartland Deaf Abuse Advocacy Service is excited to partner with them to provide advocacy training in Nebraska. Keri Darling is great presenter…
