{"id":3720,"date":"2008-07-24T13:58:24","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T18:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2010-03-02T03:22:46","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T08:22:46","slug":"darsdhhs-trilingual-interpreter-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/07\/24\/darsdhhs-trilingual-interpreter-training\/","title":{"rendered":"DARS\/DHHS Trilingual Interpreter Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARS\/DHHS Trilingual Interpreter Training<\/strong><\/p>\n

DARS\/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) has Hispanic
\ntrilingual interpreter training under way this week at SWCID in Big
\nSpring. This training, from July 20-25, is the second such trilingual
\ntraining offered by DARS-DHHS, and is a pioneering effort, since this
\nis a new interpreting specialty which involves interpreting between
\nthree languages: ASL, Spanish and English. DHHS has partnered with
\nCSD, Sorenson Communications and SWCID to provide this highly
\nspecialized training. In addition, Northeastern University\/National
\nConsortium of Interpreter Education Centers contributed $12,000 toward
\nfunding the program.<\/p>\n

There are 42 participants enrolled in the program who come from
\nthroughout Texas and from several states. They are mostly interpreters
\nwho wish to uprgrade their skills either as trilingual interpreters or
\nwant to prepare themselves for that specialty. All were required to
\nhave skills for ASL, Spanish and English as a prerequisite for
\nacceptance into the program. Yolanda Chavira, a trilingual interpreter
\nwho coordinates DARS-DHHS trilingual activities, recruited the staff
\nof 10, with each being assigned to a focus area for the training which
\ninvolves a unique combination of skills and knowledge. Randi Turner,
\nDARS-DHHS Training Coordinator, is facilitator for the training.<\/p>\n

DARS-DHHS is a partner with the University of Arizona National Center
\nfor Interpretation Testing, Research and Policy in developing Hispanic
\ntrilingual interpreter certification tests. This project, \u201cThe Texas
\nTrilingual Initiative\u201d is funded by a $500,000 grant from the United
\nStates Department of Education and is nearing completion. Testing is
\nexpected to begin in 2009, administered by DARS-DHHS, Board of
\nEvaluation of Interpreters (BEI). This interpreter testing program
\nwill be the first in the world to test interpreting in three
\nlanguages.<\/p>\n

The trilingual activities by DARS-DHHS are a response to needs
\nidentified by a Trilingual Task Force which was established in 1994
\nand which included trilingual interpreters, Hispanic deaf consumers
\nand DHHS staff. Texas has 1,200 miles of border between the state and
\nMexico and approximately 35 % of the state\u2019s population are
\nHispanic. In welcoming the participants to the trilingual training at
\nBig Spring, David Myers, DARS-DHHS Director, told the group assembled
\nthat the DHHS training and test development activities were a response
\nto a Texas need. \u201cTexas listens\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

Partnerships for Independence<\/p>\n

Division for Rehabilitation Services, Office for Deaf and Hard of
\nHearing Services<\/p>\n

PO Box 12904
\nAustin, Texas 78711
\n512-407-3250 Voice
\n512-407-3251 TTY
\n512-407-3299 Fax
\nDavid W. Myers, Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DARS\/DHHS Trilingual Interpreter Training DARS\/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) has Hispanic trilingual interpreter training under way this week at SWCID in Big Spring. This training, from July 20-25, is the second such trilingual training offered by…<\/p>\n

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