Month: January 2013

Focus on Interpreting workshop – DFW

Mike McMillion, Interpreter/Mentor presents Focus on Interpreting workshop A workshop to discuss and practice making message-equivalent interpretations. Date: March 16, 2013 Time: 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Join Mike in some text analysis activities where we will listen for meaning…

Dionysus performs “Gruesome Playground Injuries” – Houston

For Immediate Release Deborah Nowinski – Founder 713-728-0041/[email protected] Dionysus performs “Gruesome Playground Injuries” in American Sign Language Dionysus, the inclusion theater, will open its 16th season with Rajiv Joseph’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries”. This poignant story covers a 30 year life…

Schools must provide sports for disabled, US says

Schools must provide sports for disabled, US says January 25, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) – Students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues, the Education Department says. Disabled…

REMINDER: Mental Health Interpreting: The Alabama Model – DFW

Signs2go Interpreting & Support Services, LLC 3rd Saturday Workshops is proud to host: “Mental Health Interpreting: The Alabama Model” Presenter: Steve Hamerdinger-Director Office of Deaf Services Alabama Department of Mental Health Division of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Services .6…

Hearing Impaired Man Arrested Following Standoff with Police

Hearing Impaired Man Arrested Following Standoff with Police January 24, 2013 CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) – A 37-year old Corpus Christi man who is hearing impaired is now in the City Detention Center after investigators say he made terroristic threats.…

Retreat hosted for parents of deaf Rio Grande Valley students

Retreat hosted for parents of deaf Rio Grande Valley students January 20, 2013 by Jacqueline Armendariz McALLEN — Rio Grande Valley parents of deaf children learned how to navigate growing up in a world with little or no sound on…