[ASL] Role Shifting workshop

[Amy Hambidge]

It would be great to have more folks from western and central Mass! But everyone
is welcome!  Please forward to folks you think might be interested.

"Who Said That?" Role Shifting in ASL and ASL Interpretation

Presented by: Cat Dvar, Esq., CI, CT, SC:L Fatima Silvestre, CDI

Sponsored by: Holyoke Community College

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Educational Level: Introductory, Intermediate

Target Audience: Novice interpreters, working interpreters, mentees and
students. Educational and faith-based interpreters are welcome!

Description: Come join us for this all day, in depth, hands on workshop as we
delve into role shifting in ASL! We will spend the morning on the exploration
of and hands on practice utilizing role shifting in ASL, and then will focus on
the application of what we learned in the morning to the interpreting process in
the afternoon. This workshop will include limited lecture, plus paired, small
and large group work. Novice interpreters, working interpreters and students
are all welcome to join this exciting, intensive, hands on workshop!

When and Where: March 17, 2012, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Ave., Frost Building, Room 309, Holyoke

Parking Information: For directions and parking information, see
http://www.hcc.edu/Documents/About/Camp_Directory2011-1.pdf

Presented in: ASL

CEUs: The Mentorship Program is an approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing
Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for .6
CEU/ACET at the Little/None, Some Content Knowledge level.

Cost: $75; Reduced fee $45 for interpreting students and recent grads (10,11);
Lunch will be provided.

Registration Deadline: March 7, 2012. To register, please print registration
form (see left navigation box) and mail in with fee.

Reasonable Accomodations: Requests for reasonable accommodations must be made in
writing by February 10, 2012.

Cancellation Policy: Fees paid for workshops are non-refundable. In the event of
an emergency, fees paid may be applied to another workshop within the same
fiscal year. If a workshop is cancelled and a back-up date (e.g., snow date)
was not published, fees paid will be refunded.

Contact: Irma Kahle at irma.kahle at massmentorship.org.

About the Presenters

Cat Dvar Cat Dvar, Esq., CI & CT, SC:L, has been interpreting for 16 years. She
has specialties in legal, medical, mental health, substance abuse and
performance interpreting. She was qualified by the Massachusetts Commission for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) to work as a court and legal interpreter in
2001, subsequently receiving her Specialist Certificate: Legal from RID, and has
devoted the majority of her time to interpreting in those settings since that
time. In addition to interpreting in court and legal settings, she is also an
attorney and a member of the Massachusetts Bar. In 2003, she won the Stavros
Center for Independent Livings Paul Winske Access Award for her work as an
interpreter and interpreter educator and mentor. Then in 2007, she won the
Mass. State Association of the Deafs Thomas H. Gallaudet Service Award for her
advocacy and ally work with the Deaf community regarding their communication
access rights. And finally, in October of 2010 she had the great honor of being
awarded one of the first ever Stavros Center for Independent Living's Paul Batch
Access Awards for her tireless advocacy and excellent interpreting work for the
Deaf community. She serves on the board of Noho Pride, Inc. and has been
coordinating ASL interpreters for their annual Pride March and Rally since
1999. She loves to cook, especially for other people, and lives in western
Mass. with her partner Cole and their 6 cats.

Fatima Silvestre Fatima M. Silvestre, CDI, is Deaf and was born and raised in
Connecticut. She graduated with a B.S. in Human Services from Springfield
College in 2005. In 2008/2009 she participated in the "Road to Deaf
Interpreter" series. She subsequently passed her national certification and
became a Certified Deaf Interpreter in 2009. Fatima currently works as a
freelance CDI and also as a Deaf mentor with The Mentorship Program.



Cat B. Dvar, Esq.
Attorney
ASL/English Interpreter
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