june, 2021
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Virtual Workshop - Zoom
Presented in
English with ASL Interpretation
Cost
$20.00 for all registrants
All workshop registrations are final. No refunds.
CEUs
0.2 Professional Studies
ASLIS is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for a total of 0.2 CEUs at Some Content Knowledge Level.
Event Details
While COVID-19 accelerated the use of
Event Details
Educational Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn how to evaluate VRI companies and their contributions to equitable language access.
2. Identify scenarios where VRI is effective and encounters where VRI is not equitable or effective.
3. Develop scripting to use when talking to stakeholders when advocating for more effective communication strategies.
Presenter Bio
Danielle Meder is a nationally certified ASL interpreter with over 15 years in VRS and video remote interpreting as an interpreter and operations leader. She completed the Certificate in Healthcare Interpreting program at RIT-NTID in 2017 and has presented on the ethical application of VRI in medical settings as well as published an article on the subject for Street Leverage in 2017. Danielle is currently the Senior Director of Vendor Management and Interpreter Quality at United Language Group; a language access solutions agency that provides interpreting in over 200 languages via phone, video, and face to face. Danielle is a licensed trainer of The Community Interpreter International (TCII), an interpreter fundamentals training program from Cross Cultural Communications (CCC) and is currently co-authoring a textbook on remote interpreting for CCC as well as the next edition of the The Community Interpreter International textbook. Danielle is passionate about advocating for quality and effective language access, supporting the advancement of interpreter training for spoken language interpreters, and supporting the communicative autonomy of all!
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