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Trix Bruce - “ASL Semantics: Precision of Expression in ASL”
Semantics is defined as the study of meanings expressed by the elements of a language or a combination
of the elements. A concept expressed in an ASL sign often cannot be conveyed by a single all-purpose
English word. Likewise, English words and phrases may have variations in meaning, which require
translations using different ASL signs. This workshop helps the student advance skills in translating the
languages of ASL and English.
Edna Johnston - “ASL Etymology”
This workshop explores the sign origins of ASL, the perspectives on iconicity and arbitrariness of sign
languages, and the similarities and differences between LSF and ASL. The presenter spent three and a
half months in France on sabbatical studying these topics, and has a wealth of information to share with
us.
Jamie McCartney: “Techie Terp”
Delynn Saunders - “Understand your role? Role Play of Each Setting for Deaf/Hearing Interpreters”
This workshop is for Deaf and hearing participants interested in exploring the role as working as
deaf-hearing teams. It includes a discussion of the roles of each setting (setting before, during, after
the assignments of each setting). We will also use simulations (role-plays) to practice some of the
techniques and solutions.
WHEN:
WHERE:
Friday, April 29 & Saturday April 30, 2005
East Lansing University Place Marriott.
300 MAC Avenue
East Lansing MI 48823
517 337 4440 or 1 800 228 9290
$99.00 for single, double, triple, or quad: mention MIRID Conference
Free parking beneath the hotel for customers who stay at the hotel
*Reservations must be made with the hotel before March 30, 2005
COST:
Early Registration: $85.00
At Door Registration: $110.00
Cancellation Policy - 50% back before April 22nd, 0% back after April 22nd.
Registration includes Saturday continental breakfast and luncheon.
RID/NAD Credit: 1 CEU - add $5.00 to registration
Members of other RID Affiliate Chapters, NAD Affiliate Chapters, SHHH Affiliate Chapters and AADB
Members or SHIM=DB Members are welcome to attend our workshop at the member rate with proof of
current membership. Also, becoming a member of MIRID at the time of registration for this conference
guarantees the member rate for this and all future workshops in the current fiscal year.
MI DODHH is an Approved RID CMP sponsor for Continuing Education Activites.
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Michigan Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
2005 Conference Registration Form
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REGISTRATION
Early Registration: $85.00
At Door Registration: $110.00
RID/NAD CEUs add $5.00
Cancellation policy 50% by April 22nd
Registration includes Saturday morning continental breakfast and Saturday luncheon
HOTEL
East Lansing Marriott at University Place, 300 MAC Avenue, East Lansing, MI 48823, 517-337-4440 or 1800-228-9290.
Free parking beneath the hotel for customers who stay at the hotel. Reservations must be made with the hotel
by March 30, 2005. Costs are $99.00 for a single, double, triple, or quad.
MEMBERSHIP
[ ] New Membership
[ ] Renewal Membership
$15.00 regular membership (non voting)
$10.00 for Deaf
$10.00 for Dual Members (voting); Must be a MIRID and RID member to vote
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MIRID 2005 Spring Conference
Doris Watkins
6031 Marsh Road
Shelbyville, MI 49344-9611
**NOTE: Please make out separate checks for dues and registration
MIDOHH is an Approved RID CMP sponsor for Continuing Education Activities
Registration check # _____________
Office use below
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East Lansing Marriott at University Place
300 MAC Avenue
East Lansing MI 48823
517 337 4440 or 1 800 228 9290
$99.00 for single, double, triple, or quad mention MIRID Conference
Free parking beneath the hotel for customers who stay at the hotel
*Reservations must be made with the hotel before March 30, 2005
East Lansing
Directions
From Airport Lansing (LAN)
- Hotel direction: 8 mi SE
- Driving directions: Take Airport Drive to
Grand River Avenue and take left. At light turn
right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., left on
Saginaw for 8 to 10 miles. At road split, stay
right to Grand River Avenue. Left on MAC
Avenue. Hotel is 1 block down on right.
From Detroit/Wayne County (DTW)
- Hotel direction: 90 mi NW
- Driving directions: Take I-275 to I-96W to
Lansing to Exit 110. Take right on Okemos
Road. Proceed 3 miles to Grand River Avenue
and take left. Go 2 miles to MAC Avenue, turn
right. Hotel is 1 block down on right.
From Grand Rapids (GRR)
- Hotel direction: 70 mi W
- Driving directions: Make right on Patterson,
follow to 28th St. and go right. Continue to
I-96E to I-27N/69 E, exit Saginaw/Grand River
Avenue. Turn left and follow sign to Grand River
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Friday April 29
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Preconference Event - CDI training meeting: a meeting to discuss a future CDI training in Michigan to be
hosted by MIRID - come learn about becoming a CDI and help MIRID set up a training in 2005. Facilitated by Delynn Saunders
and MIRID board members.
7:00pm - 10:00pm
4:00pm - 5:00pm - Registration
6:00pm - 6:45pm - Opening Ceremony & Keynote: Brenda Cartwright
Edna Johnston - “ASL Etymology”
Trix Bruce - “ASL Semantics: Precision of
Expression in ASL”
This workshop explores the sign origins of ASL, the perspectives on
iconicity and arbitrariness of sign languages, and the similarities and
differences between LSF and ASL. The presenter spent three and a half
months in France on sabbatical studying these topics, and has a wealth of
information to share with us.
Semantics is defined as the study of meanings expressed by the
elements of a language or a combination of the elements. A concept
expressed in an ASL sign often cannot be conveyed by a single
all-purpose English word. Likewise, English words and phrases
may have variations in meaning, which require translations using
different ASL signs. This workshop helps the student advance skills
in translating the languages of ASL and English.
ASL Interpreting will be provided at this workshop.
No ASL Interpreting will be provided at this workshop.
CHOOSE
Saturday April 30
8:30am - 11:30am
7:00am - 8:00am - Continental Breakfast
Trix Bruce - “ASL Semantics: Precision of Expression
in ASL”
Edna Johnston - “ASL Etymology”
This workshop explores the sign origins of ASL, the perspectives on
iconicity and arbitrariness of sign languages, and the similarities and
differences between LSF and ASL. The presenter spent three and a
half months in France on sabbatical studying these topics, and has a
wealth of information to share with us.
Semantics is defined as the study of meanings expressed by the elements
of a language or a combination of the elements. A concept expressed in
an ASL sign often cannot be conveyed by a single all-purpose English
word. Likewise, English words and phrases may have variations in
meaning, which require translations using different ASL signs. This
workshop helps the student advance skills in translating the languages of
ASL and English.
ASL Interpreting will be provided at this workshop.
CHOOSE
No ASL Interpreting will be provided at this workshop.
Noon - 2:00pm - Luncheon and Business Meeting
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Enjoy a wonderful lunch prepared by the East Lansing University Place Marriott Chef. We will be
conducting our business meeting during the Luncheon and holding officer elections.
Delynn Saunders - “Understand your role? Role
Play of Each Setting for Deaf/Hearing Interpreters”
This workshop is for Deaf and hearing participants interested in
exploring the role as working as deaf-hearing teams. It includes a
discussion of the roles of each setting (setting before, during, after
the assignments of each setting). We will also use simulations (roleplays) to practice some of the techniques and solutions.
ASL Interpreting will be provided at this workshop
Jamie McCartney - “Techie Terp”
Information was not available at press time
ASL Interpreting will be provided at this workshop
CHOOSE
5:30pm - 6:30pm - Closing Ceremony
7:30pm - 9:00pm - Mentoring Workshop
Deaf Mentor Panel - Panel of Deaf mentors will explain the MIRID Michigan Mentoring Program and be available for Q and A. Workshop
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mentors provide feedback to not yet certified interpreters who will get hands-on practice voicing for the deaf panel members.
PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Patricia (Trix) Bruce, from Seattle, Washington, is known
nationwide as both a workshop presenter and an ASL performer.
Trixʼs work has been warmly received everywhere, from
local community centers, to state, regional, and national RID
conferences, Deaf Way II, interpreter conventions and more.
Wildly popular as a teacher of ASL storytelling and ASL
interpretation, Trix impresses audiences at all levels of ASL skill,
from novices to fluent experts.
Trix has been profoundly deaf since she was six months old.
She went through oral, mainstreaming, deaf classes, and online
educational programs. Trix has been involved in the performing
arts since 1980. After completing her college program, she
became involved with interpreter training.
Trixʼs main area of study has been ASL Linguistics with a
focus on ASL Performance. She is an approved sponsor for
the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certificate
Maintenance Program, and has developed two popular
websites, www.aslworkshop.com and www.trixbruce.com.
Whether writing, creating, improvising, or starring in her many
productions, Trixʼs passion for the dramatic arts shines through.
Brenda Cartwright, an experienced interpreter, teacher and
presenter, holds a B.S. in Deaf Education and an M.S. in
Education as well as CSC and CI and CT certifications from
RID. She is the Director of the Sign Language/Interpreter
Program at Lansing Community College in Michigan. Brenda
has written Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art
and Science, published by Allyn and Bacon, Encounters with
Reality: 1001 Interpreter Scenarios, Fingerspelling in ASL and
ASL Numbers in American Sign Language published by RID
Press.
Jamie McCartney - Information was not available at press time
Delynn Saunders, born Deaf to Deaf parents. She is a fifth
generation deaf person. She is a mother of three children. She
went to work as a residential staff member at group homes
for ten years. She was a Deaf Services Coordinator of Lake
County Center of Independent Living for five years, a Life Skill
counselor for Goodwill Industries, and an ASL instructor at the
Indiana School for the Deaf. She has been working as a deaf
interpreter for five years. Delynn has been involved in many
organizations, including serving as chair of the Region 3 Deaf
Caucus, a board director of the Illinois Registry of Interpreters
for the Deaf, Deaf Women United, RID and NAD. She has been
providing CDI study groups in Illinois. She is currently in the
Interpreter Training Program at Harper College in Illinois. She
decided to pursue interpreting full time. Delynn makes her home
in Waukegan, Illinois.
Edna Johnston has been a full time faculty member and lead
instructor in the ASL-English Interpretation Department at
Columbia College, Chicago for the past 12 years. She holds a
Masterʼs Degree in Deaf Education from McDaniel College.
Her Bachelorʼs Degree in ASL Studies and English Literature
were earned at Gallaudet University. Growing up deaf in a deaf
family with one hearing sister in Maryland, she was surrounded
by many language models. That exposure contributed to her
lifelong passion for ASL. Recently, her sabbatical was spent
in France to study links between ASL and LSF (French Sign
Language) which was an invaluable and eye-opening experience.
Her philosphy is, “Change the environment, not yourself”.