LIRID

Don’t forget to renew!

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Its membership renewal time follow this link to sign back up! https://docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/e/1FAIpQLScxBlTdoR8eLQFbkaupy4IIiA5itcHCm3rmOKu7t2umhvp30A/viewform

Last chance to sign up!

Don’t forget about our workshop come join Signplaying and LIRID!

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Bio
Eric is a sign language poet whose work has been featured in the Folger Shakespeare Library traveling exhibition and the Rail Switch journal. More recently, he has appeared in the New York Times article “ American Sign Language Reveals Wordplay Beyond Sound”. He has also presented at four different colleges on sign language poetics and translation. Additionally, he has coached and mentored Deaf performers as well as professional sign language interpreters so that they would win top honors in various national competitions. He currently produces ASL translations of English poems, which have been commissioned by English-language poets from all over the country — such as the poet laureate of Missouri as well as another poet in the Maryland Arts Council. His groundbreaking research in the signing arts can be found in the website Signplaying.com , which is currently being used as part of the ASL
curriculum at Boise State University as well as a training program for signing artists in Sweden-basedmtheatre Riksteatern Crea.

Title
“Complex Language Structure in ASL Conversations & Vlogs”

Description
"Fluent signers regularly use complex language structures in daily ASL conversations & vlogs. So, in order to better serve Deaf clients, ASL interpreters need to be explicitly taught about these complex language structures that are often overlooked. In this exciting workshop, we will analyze ASL conversations & vlogs, and you'll learn how to communicate your message more effectively using ASL."
2 CEUs Zoom May 1st Wednesday 6-8pm EST

$25 Members $30 Nonmembers $20 Students

Don’t forget about our workshop come join Signplaying and LIRID!

Register here!

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Bio
Eric is a sign language poet whose work has been featured in the Folger Shakespeare Library traveling exhibition and the Rail Switch journal. More recently, he has appeared in the New York Times article “ American Sign Language Reveals Wordplay Beyond Sound”. He has also presented at four different colleges on sign language poetics and translation. Additionally, he has coached and mentored Deaf performers as well as professional sign language interpreters so that they would win top honors in various national competitions. He currently produces ASL translations of English poems, which have been commissioned by English-language poets from all over the country — such as the poet laureate of Missouri as well as another poet in the Maryland Arts Council. His groundbreaking research in the signing arts can be found in the website Signplaying.com , which is currently being used as part of the ASL
curriculum at Boise State University as well as a training program for signing artists in Sweden-basedmtheatre Riksteatern Crea.

Title
“Complex Language Structure in ASL Conversations & Vlogs”

Description
"Fluent signers regularly use complex language structures in daily ASL conversations & vlogs. So, in order to better serve Deaf clients, ASL interpreters need to be explicitly taught about these complex language structures that are often overlooked. In this exciting workshop, we will analyze ASL conversations & vlogs, and you'll learn how to communicate your message more effectively using ASL."
2 CEUs Zoom May 1st Wednesday 6-8pm EST

$25 Members $30 Nonmembers $20 Students

Board meeting announcement more info to come soon!

Workshop alert!!!

Register here!

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Bio
Eric is a sign language poet whose work has been featured in the Folger Shakespeare Library traveling exhibition and the Rail Switch journal. More recently, he has appeared in the New York Times article “ American Sign Language Reveals Wordplay Beyond Sound”. He has also presented at four different colleges on sign language poetics and translation. Additionally, he has coached and mentored Deaf performers as well as professional sign language interpreters so that they would win top honors in various national competitions. He currently produces ASL translations of English poems, which have been commissioned by English-language poets from all over the country — such as the poet laureate of Missouri as well as another poet in the Maryland Arts Council. His groundbreaking research in the signing arts can be found in the website Signplaying.com , which is currently being used as part of the ASL
curriculum at Boise State University as well as a training program for signing artists in Sweden-basedmtheatre Riksteatern Crea.

Title
“Complex Language Structure in ASL Conversations & Vlogs”

Description
"Fluent signers regularly use complex language structures in daily ASL conversations & vlogs. So, in order to better serve Deaf clients, ASL interpreters need to be explicitly taught about these complex language structures that are often overlooked. In this exciting workshop, we will analyze ASL conversations & vlogs, and you'll learn how to communicate your message more effectively using ASL."
2 CEUs Zoom May 1st Wednesday 6-8pm EST

$25 Members $30 Nonmembers $20 Students

On Saturday, March 16th, one of our families lost their home and all of their belongings due to a devastating house fire. The 16-year-old student of Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf, along with his single mom, both sustained minor injuries as they escaped the fire by jumping out of their second-story window.

Although the student and mom are doing well and on their way to a full recovery, they need our help now more than ever to begin rebuilding their lives. It is our mission to support our families in need, and we are reaching out to you for an opportunity to lend a helping hand during this challenging time. A contribution in any amount will make a significant impact in helping this beautiful family get back on their feet during this unexpected tragedy. Please feel free to share this story, and let's rally together to support this Mill Neck family.

https://bit.ly/4cjqEND

For more specific questions or if you would like to donate items, please contact: Eve Pollack, Student Support Specialist at Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf

Contact: (516) 922-4100 ext. 310

Email: [email protected]

Last day to sign up is Friday!!

Still time to sign up please share workshop will also be interpreted for any DIs who are interested!

Workshop Alert!

Dream Teams! Elevate from Turn-taking to Teamwork By Alyssa Lardi, NIC

Saturday March 23rd
12-230pm EST

Students: $20
LIRID/MetroRID Members: $25
Non-members: $35

Workshop Description
Team interpreting is a skill that needs to be developed just as much as interpreting between ASL-English. Working together with other practitioners to support communication is an essential part of our profession, but causes many interpreters some stress. What are their preferences? How do we figure out the best approaches, together? How will my team react if I step in to correct an error? Especially in the virtual era, many of us have viewed teaming as splitting an assignment. But does this provide the highest quality interpreting for the clients we serve? Together, this workshop will guide interpreters through a process of reframing how to approach teamed assignments to ensure an effective interpretation, emphasizing a respectful, low-stress process of meeting and working with teams in a variety of environments.

Register here!

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Check your email for more information and to register from RID.

We had a great turnout at the community event in collaboration with Cleary, thanks to Keri Boorum for coordinating and Mr. Shinyhead Patrick Fischer for his comedy performance!

Last day to sign up for the early bird price. LIRID.org to sign up!

Don’t forget about our upcoming meeting and workshop!!!

General Meeting and Workshop:
In-Person!
Saturday, November 18th 10:00am-2pm
Cleary School for the Deaf, Nesconset NY

LIRID is rounding out our "End of the CEU Cycle" Workshop Series by hosting Deaf presenter Patrick Fisher! .3 PS CEUs will be available for this workshop held after our General Meeting. Coffee and bagels provided!

Early Bird pricing will be available for members who register online by 11/11!

Cash and Checks for registration or LIRID member dues will be accepted in-person on 11/18 with prior registration.

Sign up here:

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A video describing what the 11/18 workshop is about.

Register here:

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"For the Birds...Pixar How to" Workshop Using what we call Sign Mime (also called Cinematic ASL in present) with non-conventional signs and is all handshapes and all mimed. Handshapes, gestured mov...

General Meeting and Workshop:
In-Person!
Saturday, November 18th 10:00am-2pm
Cleary School for the Deaf, Nesconset NY

LIRID is rounding out our "End of the CEU Cycle" Workshop Series by hosting Deaf presenter Patrick Fisher! .3 PS CEUs will be available for this workshop held after our General Meeting. Coffee and bagels provided!

Early Bird pricing will be available for members who register online by 11/11!

Cash and Checks for registration or LIRID member dues will be accepted in-person on 11/18 with prior registration.

Sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeG20uuT6s7EO33RWPNgICZMoeNjoyntsUFWtQzdLGq9u8qLA/viewform?usp=send_form

Still a few spots left register at lirid.org!

Save the date for 11/18!

3 more days!!!!

Another workshop sign up at lirid.org or follow this link!

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Title: When Work is Not Work: Interpreting Technical ASL
Description:
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. If this expansion of “laser” seems impossible to interpret elegantly into American Sign Language (ASL), then this workshop is for you!
Join us in undertaking a holistic exploration of interpreting in technical contexts, beginning with a group discussion of the challenges inherent in such work so that participants can identify their personal areas of improvement. An ASL-centric technical language framework incorporating both vocabulary and syntax will be introduced as a tool for effective communication. Elements of this framework developed recently by the presenter and colleagues will be reviewed, with a focus on strategies for designing a successful ASL technical vocabulary. An analysis of syntactic best practices will follow, covering approaches for combining technical signs into coherent and compelling sentences. Participants will be provided with opportunities to collaboratively assess and strengthen their technical interpreting skills using the discussed ASL-centric language framework as a guide.

Presenter Biography (for public announcements):
Colin Lualdi is a physics PhD candidate in the group of Paul Kwiat at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studies quantum information science. He is involved at all levels of ASL STEM development, ranging from training local interpreters to serving as a contributor to various national ASL STEM projects, including Quantum ASL and ASLCORE. A graduate of the Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA, Colin holds a BA in physics and certificates in linguistics and computer science from Princeton University.

Come say hi to us at our booth!

Just a couple days from now we will be having too much fun! See you soon!

For more information. https://www.millneck.org/applefest-2023/

New workshop announcement! Register at lirid.org or email [email protected].

Interpreters face an existential threat – to their careers and, depending on where they work, even to their health. Within a few short years from the start of their work, many interpreters
shift from thinking they have found the “best job ever” to considering an early departure from the profession. In addition, interpreters are also experiencing threats from the climate change
of work – the very way they now provide services. Increasing amounts of work are occurring online through remote platforms which not only increases demands but decreases controls.Stress, burnout and early departure or attrition are the most researched and ongoing topics in
the field, starting as early back as the 1980s. In response to this, there is increased talk about work-life balance, setting boundaries, and self-care. All of this signals that perhaps, interpreting is not a life-long career or, maybe, we are missing effective interventions.

This workshop is designed to consider how we might imagine professional development – a re-imagined practitioner development instead. We will consider how current educational activities within the field are designed and the degree to which they result in the formation ofinterpreting practitioners. Further, we will imagine other ways to consider practitionerdevelopment – those which are also normative and restorative.

Robyn K. Dean, CI/CT, PhD has been a nationally certified signed language interpreter for over thirty years with particular service in the field of healthcare. Her scholarship in decision-making and ethics in community interpreting is recognized internationally. Dr. Dean has over twenty publications, all of which focus on the theoretical and pedagogical frameworks used to advance the practice of community interpreters. Dr. Dean is currently an Associate Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is the lead instructor on the institute’s postgraduate degree in healthcare interpretation.

Another work opportunity. Please contact the email listed for more information.

Job alert for certified interpreters to reach out to [email protected] if interested.

We are looking for volunteers for the LIRID table for this year’s apple fest. Please email [email protected] to volunteer.