by Gam Dev | Feb 17, 2023 | Interpreter Education
Rx Medications: Toolkit List for ASL Interpreters Part Two – G to Z by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator Any Sign Language interpreter who has worked in the medical field knows that the discussion of medications is to be expected during virtually all medical...
by Gam Dev | Sep 26, 2022 | Interpreter Education
A Tale of Two Codes: ASL Interpreting & Nursing by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator This blog’s focus is the comparison and contrast of two different Codes of Professional Conduct: One within the field of American Sign Language Interpreting, the other in...
by Gam Dev | Jul 26, 2022 | Interpreter Education
So You Want to Learn American Sign Language? – Part One by: Brooke LaTurno, EIPA 4.0 - Interpreter Coordinator As attested in Kathleen Stephenson’s series “What’s Your Story?” as sign language interpreters, we are often asked how we learned American Sign Language...
by Gam Dev | Jul 18, 2022 | Interpreter Education
Legal Interpreting: Vicarious Trauma by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator Vicarious trauma, also called compassion fatigue, is a real threat to Sign Language interpreters in any setting. In a primary school setting, an interpreter could witness the effects of...
by Gam Dev | Apr 28, 2022 | Interpreter Education
Watch and Learn by: Susan Swancey EIPA 3.6 - NIR Interpreter Coordinator Spoken language interpreters are given the opportunity to live in a country with native speakers to understand the nuances of culture and language i.e.: learning French, live in France. In our...
