[NFBWATlk] Protactile Language Interpreting Training

Mon Aug 14 18:25:03 UTC 2023

            Thought some on this list might find this of interest.

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Subject: Protactile Language Interpreting Training

Apply now for Protactile Language Interpreter Training Intensive - Rare Opportunity!
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Applications are now open for the 2023-2024 Protactile Language Interpreting Intensive Cohort!

The Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program is charged with preparing interpreters working with DeafBlind individuals in Protactile language. Training is provided by DeafBlind educators. For those interpreters who work regularly in communities with greater concentrations of DeafBlind individuals, PLI is launching a 9-month long cohort starting in the fall of 2023. This is a small cohort of 16 participants to maintain small educator-to-student ratio and cohort experiences. Each cohort is a community of practice, sharing their newly-applied learnings, skills, knowledge and resources with each other and their instructors and mentors.

There is no other intensive, immersion opportunity preparing interpreters in learning, practicing, applying, and interpreting in Protactile language. We are grateful to the talented DeafBlind leaders, teachers, trainers, and mentors who are partnering with PLI to make this program a reality!

Under the direction of DeafBlind leaders and PLI staff, cohort participants will learn more about Protactile language, the Co-Navigator role, and Protactile's linguistic parameters through a 208-hour intensive experience, including an online learning community, 2 weeks onsite (January and May) for Protactile language immersion, and 20+-hours of mentorship and 2+ hours of applied learning (induction) in the participant's home community with DeafBlind individuals.

PLI has received a high volume of interest in this training and can only admit a total of 16 interpreters for this cohort - and only from 9 identified states - so be sure to spread the word and encourage folks to apply! For us to have the most success, we strongly encourage you to reach out to the DeafBlind leaders in these 9 states (CA, IL, LA, MA, MN, NY, NC, TX, WA) and encourage them to utilize their networks to recommend applicants.

For complete information on the Protactile Language Cohort eligibility requirements, program structure and details, follow this link<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001q_fqGpbH6o-1ikCqPgfG6SUBQThPbTN33T2nAm7UCjo4_0dwEAzcmggwRu89zndityJdMvgxCHEU3W4ZbvvHoKWt2jM2RAcuFCWB9MXMubr9nhMM2k7CREfE-yqY8dZq0FDncnoFCJe3vT2Rzw6sfOSAC70_T7kGQYqB9qWwd1C4USMoVuxg0wRX5d49F5DipurIsY22vKmA81_E7RUZXXSEIRpVtdSF&c=fd2Nq6kMUG7671znyt07QQtMVtItjgOmKcbD7886ftxC9lf6Rh04PQ==&ch=YOVagkAB47M30ghsAyu2cqyOBNz4YihBCo23tIiVbvqOKoCev90VSA==> to the
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The application closes Friday, September 15th, 2023 at 11:59pm PT.

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CEUs: 20.8 PS & PPO
Upon successful completion of all three segments of the DeafBlind Interpreting Institute (Online, Onsite, and Mentorship & Induction), interpreters will receive a certificate of completion and 20.8 CEUs in the category of Professional Studies with a Power, Privilege, and Oppression designation. No partial CEUs are awarded. CEUs will be processed by the Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program, an approved RID CMP and ACET sponsor.

Content Knowledge Level: Some
(This level assumes the participant has some familiarity with the literature and professional practice related to DeafBlind interpreting. The general focus of the intensive training is to increase the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors of the participant.)

Connect with us!
About PLI: The Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program (PLI) is part of the Research and Resource Center with Deaf communities at Western Oregon University. PLI’s educator team consists of DeafBlind individuals who are involved in Protactile Language research, education, and training, and are considered native language models.

Since 2016, PLI (formerly the DeafBlind Interpreting National Training & Resource Center) has worked to identify the core competencies of qualified interpreters who work with DeafBlind consumers, provided intensive and immersive training to interpreters across the United States, and curated related resources for an online repository.

PLI strives to demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through outreach and collaboration with diverse stakeholders who will encourage, challenge, and deepen our commitment to serve marginalized populations and to improve standards in interpreter education.

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PLI DISCLAIMER
The contents of this communication were developed under a grant that began on October 1, 2021 and will continue through September 30, 2026. PLI is a project under the Research and Resource Center with Deaf Communities at Western Oregon University and is made possible through a grant from the US Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, H160D210002; Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind program: Interpreter Training in Specialty Areas. The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.

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