Live Student Panel Provided Strategies, Connections The National Deaf Center (NDC) is here to help. First and foremost, we recognize that deaf students need to meet and share strategies with each other in a supportive and accessible environment. With everyone at home, deaf students also are experiencing a loss of contact with their peer networks,…
Go to aslnow.org to sign a petition and find out more information about the effort to make sure information being provided regarding COVID-19 is accessible to Deaf people.
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…
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…
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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…
Alabama’s Mental Health Interpreter Training Project (MHIT) 2020 is currently accepting applications and the CATIE Center is once again offering financial assistance for folks who have been accepted into this year’s program. While all interpreters who have been accepted to attend MHIT 2020 are encouraged to apply, individuals from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged…
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,…
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…
Atomic Hands was founded by Alicia Wooten and Barbara Spiecker who are strong advocates of science and the Deaf community. Alicia and Barbara met at Rochester Institute of Technology while taking classes together and doing research in the same lab. They bonded tightly over science, traveling, camping, and cats. Both went on to pursue doctoral…
