“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.
Topic: Tips on how to run my freelance interpreting business more efficiently! When: Saturday, December 2nd 10 am – 11 am (Please arrive at 9:45 am) Where: Gretna Public Library 736 South Street Gretna, NE (402) 332-4480 CEUs: 0.1 General Studies None/Little Knowledge Level COST: FREE! RSVP: Space is limited to 30 seats… please RSVP…
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…
Help select the presenter or presenters for the 2017 neRID conference/workshop. You can add your suggestions in the comments on our website, on our Facebook page or share your ideas by e-mailing them to conferences@nebraskarid.org Are you a presenter and want to share your infinite knowledge and expertise? Please contact us at the e-mail above.…
