Blogger’s Note: Jennifer is a friend of mine, and the following transcript is provided for the signing impaired 😉 If you wish to contribute to her participation in the 2013 Summer Deaf Olympics, Please send your tax deductible check or money order to: USADSF (USA Deaf Sports Federation) PO Box 9130338 Lexington, KY 40591-0338 (Memo: Jennifer …
Insights into the Deaf Community, American Sign Language, and Interpreting. This includes perspectives on the D/deaf experience in America and some attempt at helping audio-centric people understand a visual-centric world. Interpreting students are hereby encouraged to understand their clients, not only the mechanics of working between two languages.
Bilingual Competency vs Interpreting
Competency in two languages does not an interpreter make. Now, how do I explain that (quickly, effectively, politely) to sincere opportunists who need communication to take place in two languages, only one of which they know? I’ll start directing them to this article. 🙂 Or, perhaps, to the article in Psychology Today. I am an …
2013 March: Marching On
I couldn’t resist, really – if you know me, you know it’s true. A play on words cannot go unplayed. For me, March came in with a bit of a roar, and went out quietly just before a cheer. Of course, we’re now more than a week into April, and the big news just hit …
How many Deaf People are Christians??
Not enough. In the US, statistics suggest about 2%. This world of people that live and work among the hearing majority in every country is currently under-reached with the gospel of Christ. They do not overhear conversations among others, radio and uncaptioned television broadcasts, or random bits of news and debate. They do not, in …
Deaf Ministry Considerations
I have yet to assemble what could be called a ‘white paper’ on deaf ministry, but here are a few key points.