Officers & Interpreters: An Ethical & Practical Partnership to Better Serve the Deaf Community
RIO Technical Services, Inc. invites you to spend the day with Sammie Sheppard & Andrea Musick King for a fun and informative workshop to bridge the gap between law enforcement, the Deaf community, and Interpreters. Participants will role play in various scenarios involving topics such as traffic stops, interviews and interrogations, and hostage negotiations just to name a few.
.6 CEU Requested
Cost:
$65 per person
ITP Students $50
Sammie currently works as an Interpreter in a private practice and serves as an adjunct instructor for the TCC Sign Language Interpreting program. Sammie holds a RID: CT, BEI Court Certification, and BEI Level III.
Andrea is a Police Detective for Highland Village. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and took ASL as a foreign language. Andrea is currently enrolled in the Interpreting Training program at TCC.
Mesa High School
WSISD DAEP
1000 A SOUTH CHERRY LN.
WHITE SETTLEMENT, TX 76108
November 14, 2009 (Saturday)
CHECK IN: 8:30am
START TIME: 9:00am
END TIME: 3:30pm
LUNCH: 12-12:30pm (PRE-order your $8 box lunch from Jason’s Deli or bring your own)
Kim Hein
817-231-4009
Work 817-690-6175 Cell
[email protected]
Jason Heddins
817-231-4006
Work 817-366-0748 Cell
[email protected]
Download registration and flyer: (PDF format)
http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/download/319/