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Greetings! I’ve just learned that HB 1144 will be signed by Governor Inslee on May 7^th, at 1:30 at the Governor’s Conference Room in the Capital Building. David

(They will provide interpreters)

David Brenna
Senior Policy Analyst
Professional Educator Standards Board
360-725-6238
www.pesb.wa.gov

TODAY is Interpreter Appreciation Day

Joshua Jones came up with this spontaneous idea and it is taking off like wild fire!!!

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We are posting photos on our ASL Network Facebook page too; click LIKE.

Happy First Day of May ;) THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!

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Executive Director
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Seattle, WA 98127
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Hi everyone -

We are looking for male Deaf leaders who want to work as Senior Counselors for Deaf Teen Leadership (DTL) camp.

The roles and responsibilities include but not limited to are to:

-Assist Team Leader on challenge course when needed

-Work with Team Leader to provide leadership activities throughout the day

-Supervise campers in dorms

-Establish common ground rules with campers

-Provide support to campers when needed

-Attend to staff meetings

-Be a role model for Junior Counselors

-Other duties as assigned

DTL camp is from June 27 - July 2.  DTL staff will start working one day prior to camp (June 26) and have a wrap up meeting after the campers leave.

If have any questions, please contact DTL Director, Maria Christianson at " href="/">.

If interested, please send a letter of interest and a resume to " href="/"> by May 1.

Maria Christianson, DTL Director

Town Hall meetings... Please attend and rall support!

ODHH, WSAD< and WSRID are sponsoring the community forums.

Click links for more information:

htpp://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/HRSA/ODHH/ann/MITF%20Friday%20Forums%20for%20Deaf.pdf

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/HRSA/ODHH/ann/MITF%20Friday%20Forums%20for%20Deaf.txt

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/HRSA/ODHH/ann/MITF%20Saturday%20Forums%20for%20interpreter.pdf

11th Annual Interpreter Institute

August 5 – 9, 2013

at Troy University in Montgomery

We are pleased to announce the Mental Health Interpreter Training sponsored by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, ADARA and Troy University.

The interpreter Institute is a 40 – hour course designed to provide a sound basis for interpreters to work effectively in mental health settings as part of a professional team.  It includes lectures, demonstrations, exercises, evaluation and discussion to develop knowledge, skills and resources to ensure that services are linguistically and culturally appropriate.

It will include introductions to:

• Medical and mental health systems and culture,
• Sources of communication breakdown associated with mental illness and treatment,
• Interpreters’ roles, tools, and resources,
• Severe language dysfluency and Visual – Gestural Communication,
• Psychiatric emergencies,
• Support groups and Community Mental Health Services, and
• Demand-Control Theory applied to mental health interpreting

Full details and registration information is now available at www.mhit.org

I also wanted to share some exciting news about SSA’s  first American Sign Language video and webinar “Social Security, SSI and Medicare: What You Absolutely Need to Know About These Vital Programs,”  it can be viewed  by video atwww.socialsecurity.gov/multimedia/video/asl or by webinar at www.socialsecurity.gov/webinars.  Please help us share the news far and wide.  And let me know if you should have any questions.

Mayra Salazar
Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security Administration
www.socialsecurity.gov
(866) 312-575-4057

The Office of Financial Management released their report on state agency interpreter services. One of the recommendations is that ASL interpreter services for Medicaid be returned to ODHH

http://www.ofm.wa.gov/reports/interpreterServices.pdf

Two ODHH programs will be combined to save costs.

By federal law, DSHS is required to remove communication barriers by providing services and resources to allow deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind people equal access opportunities to effective communication with DSHS employees. ODHH has played a vital role in ensuring DSHS meets its communication access obligations through two programs, the Sign Language Interpreter Management (SLIM) which administers contracts for sign language interpreter services and the Assistive Communication Technology (ACT) which provides assistive listening device systems and resources for real-time captioning services.

Due to upcoming budget reductions, ODHH will be combining a vacant position with another existing position to save money and minimize the impact on services. Accordingly, the SLIM and ACT programs will merge to become one program. This new program will have a new name, to be announced later. The new program will focus on streamlining the provision of DSHS accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act to close the communication gap between state employees and people with hearing loss.  

Eric Raff, ODHH Director, is pleased to appoint Berle Ross, ACT Program Manager, to run the new program. If you have questions, please feel free to call Berle at 360-339-4559 VP or email her at " href="/">.

The Medical Interpreting Task Force (MTIF) is hosting community forums to address concerns regarding American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting in medical settings for deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing people.   Friday night forums are for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing only AND Saturday morning forums are for ASL Interpreters only.   ODHH, WSAD, WSRID are sponsoring the community forums.   Special thanks to the Regional Service Centers  of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for their help in making these forums possible. More information about the forums can be found on the fliers (click below) including dates, times and locations.   

DPN Event and Annual meeting
Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Time: DPN event from 10:30 am to noon then WAGUAA meeting from 1:00pm to 3:00pm 
Location:Puget Sound Association of the Deaf Clubhouse
2407 1/2 NW 60th Street 
Seattle, WA 98107

www.waguaa.org

ASL Interpreter Network turns 12 years old today 2/1/13! Amazing how time flies!!!! Thankful for each team member that makes it possible to keep the genuine admiration and care for our community together like glue! Cheers to everyone, may you find any excuse to toast ASL Interpreter Network today, this weekend, this month. Love and HUGS!!!! ;) Robbi and the whole ASLIN team

http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2012/12/communicating-with-deaf-employee.html

University of Washington

Dr. Ladner interview on ASL project.

http://dailyuw.com/archive/2013/01/06/news/uw-professor-creates-crowdsourcing-site-asl-stem-language#.UOpKt7aeB7E

The Washington State Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) is sharing this for your information.

TDI wishes to share some news from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  Since September 30, 2012, television programs shown with captions must be captioned when shown online as well.  Right now, this covers only prerecorded programs.  This requirement will be applied to live programming beginning March 30, 2013.  In the meantime, the FCC has revised its disability access complaint form (Form 2000-C) to include data about Internet or IP captioning complaints.  This is an important implementation of The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA).  

Next time you see a television program on the Internet that is not captioned when it should be, all you have to do is go to https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form2000.action?form_type=2000C, then fill out the form and submit.

ASL Interpreter Network was a proud Plantnium Sponsor at WSRID Conference this year!!

 http://www.wsrid.com/2012_WSRID_State_Conference.shtml

WWW.DEAFNATION.COM

See our very own Robbi Crocket open this video showcasing the DeafNation tradeshow in Las Vegas.

Visit us at local booths and exhibits and get your FREE ASLIN Green travel mug!

YOU can help us spread the action to use ONLY ASL agency! 

Photograph by Mary Clare Litzen

ASL Videos explaining some those difficult IRS issues...