Dates: July 18 & 19, 2019 (Thursday and Friday) Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thursday) — 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (Friday) *Participants must attend both days* Clock Hours: 12 clock hours in the “interpreting” category will be awarded. RID certified interpreters may apply to receive CEUs on an individual basis if needed through the…
Friday June 7 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: ZVRS 1111 North 13th Street, Suite 127 Omaha, NE 68102 Presented by: Deb Graegin Participants will view the film Wonderstruck (120 minutes) as a group and fill out the film guide. After the films, the presenter will lead a group discussion and analysis. The group will…
NeAD/neRID Conference June 21 and 22 Country Inn Suites by Radisson Lincoln North Hotel and Conference Center 5353 N. 27thStreet Lincoln NE 68521 402-476-5353 Registration Form Conference Information (printable) Friday June 21 8:00 AM -12:00 PM NeAD Business Meeting/Reports/Bylaws 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch on your own 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Youth Workshop…
“Am I Seeing It Right but Saying It Wrong?” Saturday, January 26, 2019 9am to 12:00pm, 1:00pm to 4:00pm Presented by: William F Ross III Providing a voiced interpretation for a Deaf presenter has some unique challenges. Suppose they open their story saying their family has three generations of Deafness, or maybe they discuss their…
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…
Save the dates: September 28 – 30, 2018 Part of the conference will include participating in the Deaf Day at the Zoo.
