Hands and Voices Fall Bash
Sunday October 11 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Chalco Hills Recreation Group Center Backyard games, pumpkin painting, to-go lunch boxes Questions? Contact: jessicadugger01@gmail.com
2020 neRID Business Meeting
As you know by now, the neRID Board decided to postpone the fall conference for this year. We wanted to respect the opinions and concerns of our membership as well as the safety and concerns of our presenters. With this in mind and in collaboration with the presenters we made the decision to postpone till…
neRID Nominations Sought
Time to vote in an opportunity that is ALOT less stressful! Please submit your nominees for the neRID board positions of Vice-President, Treasurer, Metro Area Representative and Northeast Area Representative to Crystal Pierce at pastpresident@nebraskarid.org Please make sure, if you are not nominating yourself, that you have received permission from the individual you are wanting…
RID Town Hall Meeting with neRID Members
RID is requesting state chapters to hold town hall Q&A sessions for their memberships regarding RID’s possible change to a professional organization (professionally accredited organization). Region 4 rep Deb Martinez and RID representative Carolyn Ball have agreed to attend meetings for neRID (and Nebraska interpreters and the Deaf community in general) regarding this possible change.…
Time to Talk: Confidentiality vs COVID-19
Recently, a few local interpreters got together through ZOOM to discuss the following article. The discussion led to a desire to disseminate the article in hopes that it will inspire conversations that will lead to positive outcomes for all involved. While a lot of the article has very good points, the main point is that…
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
I received this information and hope that it will be of benefit to some of you. I know that many of my peers are self-employed. Since I am not, I am unfamiliar with anything that you have to deal with when it comes to taxes or income. Please read this information with care. I hope…
Deaf History Month
Below is a link to a letter and an image from the Ohio Citizens for Deaf Culture. Their opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions or endorsement of neRID or its board. It is some news that one of our members recently came across and we wanted to share it with you. Ohio Citizens for…
Save the Date: Omaha Association of the Deaf 75th Anniversary Banquet
Saturday, April 25 2020 OAD’s 75th Anniversary Banquet Omaha Firefighters Hall, 6005 Grover Street, Omaha, NE 68106 For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Barbie Nacarelli at OAD75th@gmail.com or text (402) 212-3760 or (402) 509-5231 (VP). OAD Hall is located at 4050 Hillsdale Avenue, Omaha, NE 68107. If interested in renting OAD Hall,…
NAIE Lunch and Learn Series: Eye Gaze
From the National Association of Interpreters in Education (NAIE): “This is a series of pre-recorded presentations that last approximately thirty minutes or less. These short videos will focus on a variety of targeted topics that can be viewed over your lunch break. While CEUs are currently unavailable for watching the Lunch and Learn videos, we…
Kentucky Phrase? Key Phrase?
Actually, it means “Know Your Phrase” The National Deaf Center listserv recently shared some links to help improve one’s English proficiency. As an added bonus/challenge for interpreters, how would you interpret these phrases? If you are willing, send a video with your sample(s) to publications@nebraskarid.org and we will post/share them with others. I guess, when…
