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…
Please take a moment to renew your annual membership with neRID OR (extra bonus) you can JOIN neRID! In addition to paying your dues this year, we are asking for you to consider making a couple of donations. The first is a $5 donation to NeAD, the Nebraska Association of the Deaf. The board is…
Hope this day in honor of your profession and your work is awesome!
Save the dates: September 28 – 30, 2018 Part of the conference will include participating in the Deaf Day at the Zoo.
Adams Dental Center and Dr. Kent Dodson. DDS, generously provided a travel size toothpaste, floss and regular size toothbrush in the goodie bags handed out at the 2017 neRID Fall Workshop. Also included was a card for $25 off a future visit. If you are looking for a dentist in the Lincoln NE area, you…
CHI Health provided bars of soap that were included in the attendee’s goodie bags at the 2017 neRID Workshop!
Sorenson provided stress balls and a table at the 2017 neRID Fall Workshop!
