VTRID E-Letter Archives




		VTRID E-Letter Archives: March 2005 In this issue: March Meeting date/time/location Mentorship Program Scholarship Committee needs members `Gossip' as collected by Janice Evidentiary Privilege Bill RID Conference in San Antonio, TX ASL Festival Mentorship Conference Library Holdings List Membership Form Scholarship Application...$ available!!! Join us for the March General Membership meeting Saturday, March 19th 3-5 pm at Central Vermont Medical Center, Berlin meeting to occur immediately following mentorship program If you have items for the agenda, please send them to Kristal at kristalhaynes@hotmail.com or Amy at williamson_loga@hotmail.com The VTRID Mentorship Program presents: SOPHROSUNE A Workshop by Craig Anderson and Carol Fay Integrity, Competance and Good Will: Keys to Longevity in the Field Saturday, May21, 2005, 10am to 3pm at Alice Peck Day Hospital/Harvest Hill, West Lebanon, NH There are also workshops happening in March and April, look for these announcements soon! Contact Lisa Bixler for more information. By Phone 802.878.7738 or email: leesahbixler@yahoo.com Scholarship Are you interested in giving away money that isn't yours? Being the bearer of Great news? Being a part of the overall improvement and professional development of interpreters in Vermont? If so, you could be the newest member of the Scholarship Committee! If this is something that interests you, contact Elizabeth Bjerke at apuddlejumper@yahoo.com Gossip<br> In an attempt at resurrecting the "gossip" column from VTRID newsletters of the past, Janice Wightman sent out a call for `gossip'. This is what she got in return...if you have any gossip you'd like to share with VTRID members, please send it on to Janice at Janice.L.Wightman@Dartmouth.EDU Lynette Reep writes- Well, it's not exactly HOT gossip, but a bit of news-- I am taking an online course (yes me, the Luddite) in Robyn Dean's Demand-Control Schema. The D-C Schema is a way of looking at/talking about the non-linguistic challenges that arise on interpreting jobs and how we handle them. But the really GREAT part is that several intrepid colleagues on VERY short notice have been helping me with the assignments for class, some of which require the participation of other interpreters and/or interpreting students. So I would love to give thanks in print to this marvelous gang o' gals: Kris Oliver, Dina Senesac, Gia Amorese, Kate O'Regan, Lisa Bixler and Jen Raney. On another note I have taken my workshop "Just Say No: Using Discretion in Accepting Jobs" on the road to Boston (last fall), and will be presenting in Rochester, NY in Feb. and at the TSID convention in Austin in April. Eric Phelps writes- I'm leaving Austine (and the area, and interpreting) to become the new Executive Director of the New Art Center in Newtonville, MA (www.newartcenter.org). My fiance Felicia Sloin (CI/CT) will be moving with me and freelancing in the Boston area as well as working as a cantor. I'm not sure I will be doing any interpreting out there, but I'm looking forward to attending Deaf community events and being a "signing citizen." (There are many cool events in the area). Janice Wightman writes- Last December (one week before the Tsunami hit) John and I spent two amazing weeks touring Thailand. We had a wonderful trip and for anyone who is interested I have a few photos to share (roughly 300!) And the big news is that while we were there John asked me to marry him in the most beautiful place I have ever seen! We were on the beach in a beautiful gazebo overlooking the bay of Thailand and I said.....YES! We are gettin' hitched in October in southern NH on a 360 acre horse farm with 65 horses on the property! Amy Williamson-Loga writes- In January I started taking a beginning Tap dance class. I LOVE it! I took dance classes as a kid...from the age of 3 until about 8th grade when my interests switched over to cheerleading (and boys). Tap was always my favorite and I have wanted to get back into it for several years now. My recital is the weekend of May 21st and I am already getting sweaty palms over it. from August 2004 email to Lianne Moccia from Rebecca Blitch- Just got an email from Rebecca Blitch who is still in Missouri. "We are still on our 63 acres and loving it. We love the farm fresh eggs. We have been canning tomatoes and pepper rings like crazy. We canned salsa for the first time this year too." On the work front, Rebecca "established an interpreting agency with another interpreter in this area. It's called Associates in Sign Language LLC and we are not a refferal service we just provide what interpreting we can handle ourselves. We also provide training on working with interpreters and basic sign language classes if companies are interested in that. We are also very excited to provide video remote interpreting to a university extension office 2 hours away from here as they have no qualified interpreters anywhere near them. It is going great so far and we hope to expand those services soon." Rebecca also says that she thinks of Vermont interpreters often and wonders how we are all doing. The Evidentiary Privilege Bill is not out of the woods yet...this bill is back before the Senate. If you are interested in this bill and where it stands please contact Barb Walker at hagbarb@aol.com News from our RID Region I Representative: We are running way ahead of schedule as far as filling rooms at the conference hotel. If you haven't booked your room yet -- I URGE you to do so right away. More rooms were just added to our block but will be gone quickly! If you -or someone you know - have any desire to serve on ANY of RID's many committees, please take the time to review the info on the RID web site ASAP. Click on the Committee Section on the right! Committee work is very rewarding and a fantastic way to give back to the organization and the field. I'm amazed at how much of RID business is accomplished by the work of these volunteer committees! The PPC (Professional Publications Committee) in particular needs members who can read and edit documents/books for RID. If that is your skill and interest, the PPC is for you. If you "think" you might be interested in that, attend their forum at the conference to get a better feel of the work they do! This goes for all of the committees who will hold forums! ASL Festival at Northeastern University This year's outstanding talents are Patrick Graybill, Tom Holcomb, Manny Hernandez, Janis Cole performing with a group of Deaf students from the Scranton School for the Deaf from Pennsylvania, and a great, new, local duo, Misha Derisaint performing with Tom Bourque. The emcees for the evening are Lillian Garcia and Ivy Velez. Friday, April 1st performance is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Vendors displaying products and services will be available at 6:00 p.m. at the Indoor Quad of the Curry Student Center. They will also be available during intermission. Remember to visit their tables! On Saturday, April 2, four workshops will be held in Shillman Hall. They are: "Crazy Classifiers" presented by Manny Hernandez; "Deaf Culture" presented by Tom Holcomb; "ASL Consultants" presented by Patrick Graybill; and finally, "Ethical Decision-Making for interpreters" co-presented by Kellie Mills Stewart and Dennis Cokely. Participants may choose one workshop; each workshop is 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m and they are offered for 0.6 CEUs. Ticket price information, as well as student and senior discounts, are availalbe on the downloadable registration form at http://www.asl.neu.edu/festival/nowfestival.htm If you have any questions, please email Anna Davis at a.davis@neu.edu Please hold September 9-11, 2005 for the annual New England Regional Mentorship Conference! VTRID Library holdings: Please refer to the link location on the navigation bar to your left Vermont RID Membership VTRID membership year runs from September 1st to August 31st. If you are receiving this ELetter, you are currently a member. Please share this form with anyone interested in becoming a member! Vermont Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Membership Form Name: Address: Telephone: Home Work Email address: Are you a Member in good standing with the National RID? YES NO Do you hold any interpreting certifications/credentials? YES NO If YES, which ones? Amount Enclosed: $25.00 FULL Member OR $10.00 Newsletter Only Is there any information listed above that you would NOT like listed in our membership directory? If so, what: Please enclose this filled out form and a check made out to VTRID in an envelope mailed to: VTRID 8 Derby Drive Montpelier, VT 05602 If you have questions about your membership, you can contact David Krueger at: djkrueger@computer.org or (802) 899-1160. Membership Categories: $25.00 FULL Member Receive newsletter quarterly Added to our workshop mailing list If current national RID member, eligible to vote Eligible for scholarship funds No administration fee to obtain CEU/ACET at VTRID sponsored workshops $10.00 Newsletter only member Receive newsletter quarterly Added to our workshop mailing list Vermont RID Scholarship Guidelines & Application* Vermont Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (VTRID) Scholarship Guidelines 1. Who can apply? Applicants must be members in good standing of VTRID. 2. What type of activities may be applied for? Any activity, sponsored by VTRID or otherwise, that is in harmony with the goals of the VTRID and that would provide further professional development to RID members may be applied for. This would include, but is not limited to, workshops, classes, conferences, and presentations on topics relating to ASL, Deaf-culture/community, and interpreting. 3. How is application made? The treasurer will maintain a supply of applications. Once the application is completed, it must be mailed along with a copy of an announcement or flier describing the event to the treasurer no less than 30 days before the registration deadline for the event. The applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee and recommendations will be made to the Board. If approved, the Board will determine if funds are to be made available to the applicant directly or to the sponsors of the event. 4. How are awards made? The committee operates on an annual budget which has been determined by the Board. Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received scholarship funds during the past twelve months. Applicants who meet all the application criteria and whose request falls within budget guidelines will receive an award if funds are available. Such recommendations will be made to the Board, whose decision is final. 5. VTRID Board expects scholarship recipients to make every possible attempt to attend the funded event. In the event of illness or accident, the recipient must inform the scholarship committee chair or the VTRID president as soon as possible. 6. VTRID recognizes that some members may not be able to pay fully for professional development activities and wishes to encourage ongoing skill-building by offering partial funding of such activities. Members are also encouraged to seek other funding sources such as employers, agencies (including state agencies), etc. Vermont Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Application for Scholarship Date: Name: Address: Telephone: Home Work Email address: Title and Sponsor of Event: Date(s): Location: Registration Deadline: Registration Fee: Transportation Costs: Accommodations/Meals: TOTAL: Amount Applying For: I have applied for scholarship funds from other sources. YES NO If yes, was your request approved? YES NO Please attach a completed copy of the flyer or registration form along with this form and mail to : VTRID 8 Derby Drive Montpelier, VT 05602 If you have any questions about the scholarships, you can contact Elizabeth Bjerke at: apuddlejumper@ yahoo.com or (802)257-5359 or David Krueger at: djkrueger@computer.org