http://www.youtube.com/IRSvideosASL

Renew today!

You can either mail in a check, or pay online at http://www.wsrid.com/membership.shtml. 

Regardless of payment method, please make sure to send in a completed membership form so that your name is processed and added to the membership database.  The PayPal information completed online is for payment purposes only and used to reconcile with your membership form once it arrives! 

You can send an electronic copy of the completed membership form to or send a hard copy to the WSRID mailing address at PO Box 20334?Seattle, WA 98102.  If you have questions regarding membership, send them to the above email address. 

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Furthermore, read "ASL Oncology Training Program for Interpreters" to get some information on the study of oncology for the Deaf community. This program is training interpreters via distance-learning modes to help the cause. Read further by clicking on the link above.

WAIT! There's more! I know that some of you read the introduction and almost closed this email. We would like to offer to you some thoughts and incentives. Leading a conference can appear to be a daunting task; however I have chaired two conferences and will be honored share what was so freely given to me through mentorship by in-turn mentoring you through the process of chairing a conference. We will also help recruit a team for you to work and share ideas and responsibilities with. Additionally, Melissa Klindtworth has been the registration guru for the East Side Professional Development Committee and two conferences and has volunteered to mentor the registration chair. The board will be offering support in different ways this year including a budget, guide book, and direction with topics like the conference theme. 

As you will find in any volunteer organization there are usually a handful of members that volunteer many hours. Often they become absolutely burned out or frustrated and leave; it is the members of the organization that lose out most. There are also generally a handful of folks that would love to volunteer but are intimidated or afraid. We would like to see a shift in this paradigm and for our organization to be strong and full of many leaders lending their strengths, showing their support, and volunteering their time. We believe this happens one person at a time. If our organization is to thrive we must be constantly growing leaders in our profession.

If you are interested or would like more information please contact me at 509-999-5326 or " href="javascript:void(0);">

Donna Walker, WSRID VP

Links by Zip website has a list of non-emergency phone numbers. You can get information of nearest agencies based on your zip code.

http://www.kingcounty.gov/safety/E911/LinksByZip.aspx

For Members of our Community who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

New Date!                                       January 31st, 7 pm to 9 pm

Duvall Fire Station

Duvall Fire will present an evening class on emergency preparedness for members of our community who are deaf or hard of hearing.  The class will be held at 7 pm on Thursday January 31st at the Duvall Fire headquarters station, located at 15600 First Ave NE, Duvall, WA.  

The program will be presented with real time captions and FM radio assistive listening equipment.  Interested persons who rely on sign language translation are asked to contact either Battalion Chief Greg Bawden or Terre Jones at Duvall Fire on or before January 26th.

The program will include a discussion of how the local 911 system works, how to help police and fire responders locate your home in an emergency, how to prepare for adverse weather events and natural disasters, how smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors can save your life, as well as other related topics.

While it is not necessary to RSVP, interested participants are encouraged to do so, so that the department can properly prepare for all participants. 

Please contact Battalion Chief Greg Bawden or Terre Jones at 425-788-1625 or for more information, to request accommodations, or to RSVP. 

Presenters:

Dave Morrison, MA, SC:L, CI & CT / Dawn McKenna, CI & CT

As DM SQUARED, they provide interpreter workshops that link our ASL interpreting skills with a variety of artistic expressions. Check out their website: www.dmsquaredllc.com for this and other workshops in your area.

Why worry about your voice?

Interpreters looking to improve their skills spend much of their time working from the perspective of message enhancement and discourse analysis. In the process, we often overlook that the voice itself is a tool. When the voice is honed, our spoken product can sound full, rich and express nuance of the message. When the voice is neglected, it can lead our spoken output to reflect negatively on our consumers. This 1-day workshop looks at the voice as an actor does: as a tool to be understood and manipulated for maximum benefit. Join us as we learn warm-up techniques to prevent vocal injury, how to breath for maximum volume and how the elements of speed, intonation and enunciation can enhance our voicing skills.

 When: February 18, 2012

Where: The ‘Annex’ of Driftwood Theatre, 200 Dayton Street, Edmonds, WA 98020

Time: 9 AM - 4 PM (1 hour lunch)

Other: Free parking; restaurants within walking distance; appropriate for ITP students;

$60.00 FOR .6 CEU’S. CEU’S PROCESSED

THROUGH THE LANGUAGE DOOR

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Gallaudet University is offering

Introduction to the Structure of Language:  ASL and English

February 25-26, 2012; Saturday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm; Sunday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Birney Elementary School -- 1202 S. 76^th St    Tacoma, WA 98408

This course can be accessible from several remote sites around the state of Washington. The sites are: Anacortes, Vancouver, Pasco, Spokane and Edmonds

In order for a site to be connected, there must be at least three people pre-registered at for the location, no later than two weeks prior to the class. Please indicate your preferred remote site by signing up for that class section on your registration form.

This course provides a brief overview of the linguistic structures of American Sign Language and English.  Various structural units of ASL and English, including phonology (study of the smallest parts of language), morphology (how words or signs are built and added to the language), and syntax (the structure of phrases and clauses) will be compared.  Sociolinguistic issues relevant to the American Deaf Community such as language change and language policy and planning will be discussed.

Instructor: Miako Villanueva Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Gallaudet University

• Ph.D., Linguistics, Gallaudet University
• M.A., Linguistics, Gallaudet University
• B.A., Psychology, Colorado College
• CI/CT, RID Certification

To Register: http://www.gallaudet.edu/CCS/Off-Campus_Extension_Courses_/Introduction_to_the_Structure_of_Language_English_and_ASL.html

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January 27, 2012

Tuition:  $283.00 +$30.00 processing fee (PST credit); $383.00 + $30.00 processing fee (ug/graduate credit)

RID CMP: Professional, introductory, 1.5 CEUs  (included in tuition fee)

WA State Clock Hours: 15 hours (separate fee payable at the door) - PENDING

For further information on this course contact:

The Gallaudet University Regional Center at Ohlone College

43600 Mission Boulevard,  Fremont, CA 94539-5847 

Voice (510) 659-6268  Video Phone (866) 588-4829

Office Email: 

Or

Paul Bert, Tacoma Public Schools 

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