WEBINAR 5/23/13

The Delineation of the Educational Interpreter’s Role: Where and How do *You* Draw the Line?

by Richard Brumberg, B.A., CI/CT, NIC

0.2 PS CEUs

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Workshop Description:

For interpreters in K-12 settings who face situations that cross a boundary, the interpreters will explain their role with concepts like BACK-OUT (of a situation), DRAW-THE-LINE (between me and the consumer), THINK-SELF (“It’s up to you.”) and NOT-MY-BUSINESS. Yet, when talking about necessities of educational settings, these very same interpreters will assert how critical it is to create rapports with the Deaf student(s) and hearing consumers. These competing thoughts leave these interpreter in a quandary. What, then, is the balance between establishing healthy relationships and keeping your distance in the classroom setting? Where should the interpreter draw the line? What kind of line should be drawn? Most importantly, once the role is clear in the interpreter’s mind, how can he/she explain this delineation to all stakeholders in the educational setting. This two-hour webinar will explore these issues and offer possible solutions through a synthesis of established research and first-person experiences/responses.

Scarborough Faire Renaissance Festival Interpreters

Scarborough Faire Web Page

Deaf Awareness Day at Scarborough Faire will be on April 20, 2013. As in the past we need interpreters to interpret the shows and we have a few new additions.

You do not have to be certified to participate, just have good interpreting skills. If you think you qualify you can reach me at stella@mis-interpreting.com The time is really close and due to my surgeries I have not gotten this out as early as I should have.

If you decide to participate you will be expected to be at the “Fairegrounds” from opening to closing. And for your participation you will receive a T-shirt (which we will wear on the 20th), a drink coupon, a food coupon, and a ticket to get into Scarborough Faire at another time.

For those of you who have participated in the past I look forward to seeing you there. For those of you who have never “played” with us, I look forward to meeting you. If you are not sure you can come – talk to me and together we can decide. Some of you who have interpreted in the past have a favorite show you would like to do. Let me know and I will schedule you. Remember first come first serve.

Stella Ashley

stella@mis-interpreting.com

(214) 969-5585 office

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Shanna Groves
Author and Speaker
www.ShannaGroves.com
LipreadingMom.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Tamara Clymer
CrossRiver Media Group
785.462.0400
tamara@crossrivermedia.com

AUTHOR SHARES PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH HEARING LOSS IN NEW BOOK
CrossRiver releases ‘Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom’ this week

(COLBY, Kan.) – As Shanna Groves held her newborn son, she should have reveled in the joys of motherhood. Instead, she was plagued by questions and fear. Something was wrong. The sounds she once took for granted — the doorbell, smoke alarms, baby cries — were gone, replaced by silence. Then the buzzing started. What was wrong with her and, more importantly, how could she care for her newborn son when she couldn’t even hear him cry?

In her new book, Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom, Shanna Groves shares her struggle to find God’s grace during her roller coaster ride of unexplained deafness. No matter the struggles you’re facing, Shanna’s honesty in sharing her emotional battle with a progressive hearing loss diagnosis, will inspire you to reach out for your heavenly Father’s hand…and hang on tight.

“Shanna dives deep into her heart and opens up her thoughts on her journey through life and loss,” says Karen Putz, author of The Parenting Journey, Raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children. “Shanna takes a raw, honest look at the impact of becoming deaf and the long road to acceptance. The confessions she reveals will have you nodding along with a smile and a laugh, for on a very human level, you will relate.”

Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom, released by CrossRiver Media, will hit local and online bookstores on March 22. It is the second book for Ms. Groves. Her first, Lip Reader was released in 2009. She is also a speaker and freelance writer, having written for Hearing Loss Magazine, HealthyHearing.com, The Kansas City Star, MOMSense magazine and a Cup of Comfort books. Ms. Groves is a graduate of the University of Sciences and Arts of Okalahoma where she earned a communications degree. She also writes extensively about being a hard of hearing parent on her blog, LipreadingMom.com.

Learn more about Shanna Groves and her speaking schedule at www.ShannaGroves.com.

For more information on Shanna Groves, or to schedule an interview please contact Tamara Clymer at CrossRiver Media Group at (785) 462-0400 or tamara@crossrivermedia.com. For a high-resolution JPEG color photograph of Ms. Groves or the book cover, please e-mail Tamara with the request.

The digital bible for your phone or digital device a free service that allows users access to digital recordings of the Bible in hundreds of languages. Started three years ago by Faith Comes By Hearing, a New Mexico-based recording company, the free platform can be accessed through streaming, direct downloads from the company website, podcast downloads in the iTunes store or on mobile devices via the Bible.is apps.

Faith Comes By Hearing estimates that it has reached 100 million people through digital distribution alone in the three years its online platform has been available.

To read more about Faith Comes By Hearing go to their web page HERE

For information on downloading the Bible in ASL for your device go to http://www.bible.is/ASL