I often tell my story of first connecting with the Deaf community as a teenager in a drug prevention teen program which opened the door for me to take American Sign Language in college, which opened another door once I started job searching. People are often looking for some explanation of why a Black hearing woman would ever be interested in the Deaf community unless she had some personal or family connection. I am often asked how and why I got connected to Deaf studies and what my personal connection is to the Deaf community. They alone had a vocation while everyone else merely worked.” It was believed that the clergy had been called by God. “Centuries ago the word vocation, meaning literally “a calling,” applied only to bishops, priests, and monks–those occupying offices within the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton posits that these arenas may be missed opportunities for attracting People of Color to become sign language interpreters. Hope to see you there!Įxposure to ASL and the Deaf community via spiritual settings has been a fraught topic. Join us on the street! We’ll learn from each other. Please go ahead and register for your slot. So we’re hosting weekly coffee chats each Saturday on Zoom. Those are some of the questions that we at Street Leverage are very eager to discuss and how these changes will impact our shared futures. But there are less opportunities for them to interact with the community.
How do they begin to interact with Deaf people? Interpreting students, fresh out of their programs, are searching for chances to increase their skills. Approximately 50% of VRS interpreters now work from home.Īnd as interpreters go back into the world, they are supposed to wear masks and PPE. VRS interpreters are increasingly working from home. Now we’re faced with the prospect of staying home, glued to our chairs, working in front of screens all day long. The days of working in the field are no longer. The interpreting world literally transformed overnight. It’s a transformative time for interpreters! How do we interpret in a world with a prolonged pandemic? Join us for a weekly coffee chat to connect with others working in the industry who understand.
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