Author: Grant Laird Jr

Interpreter Workshop “You be You and I’ll be You” – DFW

You be You and I’ll be You P117M INTERPRETING: A workshop presented by Justin Lee, BEI Advanced, and Laura Christian, BEI III, focusing on our linguistic additions/omissions, and cultural biases that interpreters struggle with while interpreting, voice to sign and…

Summer Science Camp at RIT for Girls

For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected] (585) 475-6217 V/TTY SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP AT RIT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS WITH HEARING LOSS Rochester, N.Y. (April 7. 2010) – Deaf and hard-of-hearing girls who are entering 7th, 8th or 9th grade in September…

McKinney Deaf Club Scrapbook

McKinney Deaf Club Scrapbook Crop Saturday, May 8, 2010 6 p.m. – midnight 6 hours = $15 Maximum: 15 seats Location: Scrappin’ Bunnies 400 N. Central Expressway Suite 108 McKinney, Texas 75070 Bring your regular Scrapbooking supplies – Cardstock, Decorative…

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear? The deaf are virtually an ‘unreached people group,’ but an Illinois ministry is remedying that one video at a time. Jeremy Weber Christy Ortiz, an interpreter for the deaf at a Texas high school,…

Call for Interpreters and SSPs for DeafBlind Awarness Conference & Training

Call for Interpreters and SSPs for the Deafblind Awareness Conference, San Marcos, TX Training April 24 or May 1, 2010 at 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Are you interested in working in a paid position an Interpreter and/or as a…

Toddlers with CI Experience Slower Language Processing During a Word Recognition Task

Study: Toddlers with cochlear implants experience slower language processing during a word recognition task by Mark McGowan Toddlers fitted with cochlear implants take more time, on average, to process spoken words in their vocabulary than their normal-hearing peers, according to a…