Riækt Consulting

So excited to announce that we are FULLY BOOKED!! Thank you to everyone who RSVP’d we are so excited to see you all this evening!!

Just a heads up- because of the large numbers we will have two tours!! One will be begin at 7:20, and one immediately following at 7:40. You will be notified today which one your name has been added to!!

Alaska State School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing - AKSD

Boys Town’s EIPA Center is creating new training and testing videos to support the skill development of educational interpreters. EIPA is searching for students, ages 5 – 19, who use ASL (American Sign Language) or PSE (Pidgin Signed English) as their primary language to communicate. The recorded video will be posted as receptive practice material for educational interpreters or as test stimulus for the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment.
Sign up >> https://eipa.boystown.org/recruitment-student-signers

So excited to be working with Deaf Navigator Program to sponsor their event!!!

A Christmas adventure for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students and families!

Come see us in ROCHESTER, NY!

The Career Fair at RIT/NTID is hosted by ASLIE RIT-NTID and the NTID Student Interpreting Association on an annual basis.

The Career Fair will be on November 17, 2023 @ 10-3pm at NTID in the SDC-1300.

We welcome all students who are in their ITP to join us as well as recent grads and working interpreters to network and inquire about practicum and employment opportunities.

So far, we have received committments from 21 agencies and entities to attend this year and more are coming! The entities attending are listed below. To view the complete list of attendees as well as a short description about each please visit: https://sites.google.com/g.rit.edu/bsi-practicum/resources

Aurora of CNY, Inc
Cirrus Interpreting (Terp Academy)
Keystone Interpreting Solutions of NY
The RIT/ NTID Randleman Program
Riækt Consulting
Service Bridges, Inc.
Sorenson
Flamingo Interpreting Inc
Genesee Valley Region Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Sign Language Connection
Interpretek
Strong Memorial Hospital
Monroe One BOCES
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Partners Interpreting
NTID Department of Access Services
ZVRS
Purple Communications
ASLI
Deaf Access Services, A program of People Inc.

Parents of 9-13 year olds: Alaska Rock Gym is offering climbing classes! Intro to Climbing for Kids in the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community! Curriculum will mirror ARGs regularly scheduled Intro for Kids class, but they will have interpreters available as needed. Anyone within the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community can sign up. Registration is open now. Parents can call (907) 562-7265 to register over the phone or they can email [email protected] for an online registration link.

Intro to Climbing for Kids is an orientation class for first time climbers that have not participated in ARGs youth programming before. Over the course of 4 weeks, kids learn the basics of the indoor climbing gym: how to navigate around the bouldering area, fall on the boulder pads, and brave the heights of the roped climbing walls. This class is designed to be taken once.

Appropriate for kids ages 5 through 13 years.

The price is $150 for 4 weeks of climbing. Class meets on Saturday mornings from 10:00a-11:30a. Dates are listed below:
November 11th
November 18th
(skip Thanksgiving week)
December 2nd
December 9th

Wahooooo!!!! DEAF AWARENESS WEEK is right around the corner!!!!

Make sure you check out the events, especially the free event we are hosting through Riækt Consulting on Sunday, October 1st!!

RSVP by texting: 907-7959202

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Advancing scientific discourse in American Sign Language - Nature Reviews Materials Deaf scientists who use American Sign Language need to be able to communicate specialized concepts with ease. In this Viewpoint, four deaf scientists — a quantum physicist, a marine ecologist, an immunologist and an organic chemist — discuss their experiences in developing scientific lexicons an...

A reminder that our Deaf Navigator Program ASL Summer Adventure event will be TODAY in Talkeetna! Come get an interpreter tour of the Talkeetna History Museum at 11:00am, followed by fun in town and then floating in the sun at XY Lakes! It’s blue bird and supposed to hit 80!

Hello everyone!!
Due to the anticipated level of rainfall this weekend, we felt it in everyone’s best interest to reschedule our Talkeetna Museum event- so as to keep people from the wet road trip north.

Our updated date is July 23rd. Thank you so much for your understanding and support. Look forward to seeing everyone soon. STAY DRY!

Hello everyone!!
Due to the anticipated level of rainfall this weekend, we felt it in everyone’s best interest to reschedule our Talkeetna Museum event- so as to keep people from the wet road trip north.

Our updated date is July 23rd. Thank you so much for your understanding and support. Look forward to seeing everyone soon. STAY DRY!

UPDATE: !!RESCHEDULED DUE TO EXTREME RAIN!!

Thank you Deaf Navigator Program, ASL Summer Adventures, and all of your partners for putting together so many fun events this summer with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community! Riækt Consulting is excited to host yet again, this time, in TALKEETNA!!

All those attending the (Free) Museum Tour MUST RSVP! (Space is limited)

Deaf Awareness Week 2021 - Riækt Consulting

This is why the term "auditory deprivation" is deceptive. The human brain doesn't need auditory input to grow and develop; it can flourish with auditory deprivation. However, the human brain DOES need language input for proper development.

Want this quote on a sticker? Check out our store: https://language1st.org/store

Image description: A brain can flourish without auditory input. A brain cannot flourish with language.

Celebrating . "Linda Bove was born on November 30, 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey to deaf parents. She majored in library science at Gallaudet University and received her bachelor’s degree in 1968.
She then got into the acting profession and performed for the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) recently after it was formed in 1967. In 1970, she married Ed Waterstreet, another deaf performer from NTD.
She later made her debut on Sesame Street in 1971 as the character Linda the Librarian.
She brought sign language and Deaf Community issues into thousands of living rooms across the country. Her role on Sesame Street continued until 2003, now the longest running role on television for a deaf person in history.
Bove brought American Sign Language to the world through her Sesame Street books as well. One was Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove that taught how to sign words and letters to children.
She also performed on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Melissa Hayley Weldon in 1973 and Happy Days as Fonzie’s girlfriend in 1980. She also performed in the Broadway play Children of a Lesser God as an understudy for the leading role.
More recently, Bove has been involved with the Non-Traditional Casting Project, which is a non-profit organization that helps people of different ethnicities and handicaps get into the television, performance, and film industry.
In 1991, Bove and her husband founded DeafWest Theater, a theater for the Deaf in Los Angeles.
Linda is such an inspiration for all Deaf actors and actresses. Despite being in an industry run primarily by hearing people, Bove stayed Deaf and retained her culture and her values. She always signed and successfully introduced the Deaf and Deaf Culture to families across the country."
https://www.startasl.com/linda-bove/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Bove
http://meagansprojectlindabove.weebly.com/biography.html

Here's a fun thing: There is now a Chrome extension that provides ASL Interpreting for movies on DisneyPlus and Netflix. It's called "SignUp Captions" and it's free. The interpreters are Deaf actors/entertainers. They are constantly expanding their library and you can even request a movie that isn't there yet. There are about 60 movies available so far, including Coco, The Incredibles, Black Panther, Frozen, Up, Zootopia, and more.
Here's a link to their page on the chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/signup-sign-language-for/gbllbjbhbafgdcolenjhdoabdjjbjoom
Enjoy!

Such a successful day!!
Thank you Happy Trails Kennels for the wonderful Deaf Awareness Week event!!! Martin and Kathy are always the most amazing hosts to our community!! If you haven’t gotten the chance to take part in one of their remarkable tours- your missing out!!

Alaska Deaf Council Deaf Navigator Program Alaska Deaf Awareness Week