<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Keitei: <br> Hi. My name is Tracie Inman and I have just returned from the National Family Association of the Deaf-Blind Leadership Symposium in Austin, Texas. One of the things they talked about during the information packed weekend was Deaf-Blind Interpreting. There is a National Deaf-Blind Interpreter Task Force. Their website is: http://www.deafblindinterpreting.org/. Please consider checking out that website. <br> It is important that you complete all of your ASL coursework and obtain your bachelors degree for National certification in Sign Language Interpreting. There will also be special training for Deaf-Blind Interpreting. In order to sit for the National Registry of Interpreting for the Deaf National Certification you are required ot have a bachelor's degree. Many states are now
beginning to require national certification for interpreters. <br> Many organizations serving the Deaf-Blind community are starting to seek legislation to strengthen the qualifications for Deaf-Blind Interpreters. We are in need of more qualified interpreters. There needs to be more training classes specifically geared toward interpreting for the Deaf-Blind. <br> You also might want to consider taking Intervener training which is offered in your home state of Utah. Please consider this training as there is so1much valuable information to gleam from this class. The website for this information is http://intervener.org/?page_id=3<br> I hope that this information is valuable to you. Good luck in your studies. - Tracie <br><br><a rel="nofollow"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="color:rgb(96, 0, 191);"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font size="3">Tracie
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Division Mailing List <<a ymailto="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org" href="/mc/compose?to=nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Hello<br>Message-ID: <<a ymailto="mailto:50021FFC.1000607@verizon.net" href="/mc/compose?to=50021FFC.1000607@verizon.net">50021FFC.1000607@verizon.net</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br><br>Hello Keitei<br>Welcome to the list. I appreciate your enthusiasm in wanting to help <br>the deaf blind community. Can you tell us more about yourself and what <br>got you interesting in helping the deaf blind?<br><br>I would think for the moment I would encourage you to continue your ASL <br>studies. Perhaps looking into a program where you can be, certified as <br>an interpreter or and service support provider (SSP).<br><br>we are hoping to work towards legislation but that's something that's <br>will be discussed in the future.<br>Janice<br>7/14/2012
7:50 PM, Keitei wrote:<br>> Hello,<br>><br>> I am a new member to the mailing list. I have been thinking about becoming an ASL interpreter for the deaf-blind. Is there any way that I can help? I've started learning ASL and I can read and write the entire Braille code.<br>><br>> What can I do to help?<br>><br>> Sincerely,<br>><br>> Keitei Colton<br>> 435-901-4265<br>> 555 South 200 East<br>> Salt Lake City, UT 84111<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:kekiangeles111@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=kekiangeles111@gmail.com">kekiangeles111@gmail.com</a><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> nfb-db mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org" href="/mc/compose?to=nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><br>> <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org"
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deaf-blind,<br>learning ASL is certainly a good start. Also, you may want to start<br>looking in to getting some experience using tactile sign language. I'm<br>told by some of the interpretors who are colleagues that this process,<br>while it is ASL, is quite a bit different to get used to. I echo what<br>Janice has said. If you have specific questions, we'll do our best to<br>help.<br><br>Again, welcome to the list!<br>Scott<br><br>On 7/14/12, Janice Toothman <<a ymailto="mailto:janice.toothman@verizon.net" href="/mc/compose?to=janice.toothman@verizon.net">janice.toothman@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br>> Hello Keitei<br>> Welcome to the list. I appreciate your enthusiasm in wanting to help<br>> the deaf blind community. Can you tell us more about yourself and what<br>> got you interesting in helping the deaf blind?<br>><br>> I would think for the moment I would encourage you to continue your ASL<br>> studies.
Perhaps looking into a program where you can be, certified as<br>> an interpreter or and service support provider (SSP).<br>><br>> we are hoping to work towards legislation but that's something that's<br>> will be discussed in the future.<br>> Janice<br>> 7/14/2012 7:50 PM, Keitei wrote:<br>>> Hello,<br>>><br>>> I am a new member to the mailing list. I have been thinking about becoming<br>>> an ASL interpreter for the deaf-blind. Is there any way that I can help?<br>>> I've started learning ASL and I can read and write the entire Braille<br>>> code.<br>>><br>>> What can I do to help?<br>>><br>>> Sincerely,<br>>><br>>> Keitei Colton<br>>> 435-901-4265<br>>> 555 South 200 East<br>>> Salt Lake City, UT 84111<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:kekiangeles111@gmail.com"
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