Saturday, March 20, 2 workshops! by Corey Axelrod 9-12 The Medical Interpreting Kaleidoscope: A Conversation on Perspectives. $40 As interpreters are an essential part of the multidisciplinary team in healthcare settings, how interpreters respond to various healthcare situations may affect job performance and, ultimately, patients’ clinical experiences. During this interactive workshop, Corey Axelrod – 2axend’s founder and CEO…
SAVE THE DATE
May 15th, 3 hour time TBD “This online workshop explores the recognition of our own biases and how they implicitly reveal themselves while interpreting. The previewing of videos, group activities, introspective journal writing and group discussions will be incorporated into the workshop.” This workshop will provide .3 PPO CEUs and 3 contact hours for Maine…
Paving the Way to Health Care Access Conference 2021
Two Days of Learning for Interpreters https://www.massmedicalinterpreting.org/ LIVE STREAMING VIA ZOOM PLATFORMSAVE THE DATEFriday, June 4, 2021Saturday, June 5, 2021 Conference Theme for 2021!Interpreter Resilience: Growing and Adapting to Changeas Essential Workers in the Healthcare Setting More information coming soon! To sign-up to receive updates on this event along with announcements on upcoming workshops, 60-hrs…
Betsy Reifman Award 2020; Douglas Newton; CSC, SC:L.
In these unprecedented times when our world has been rocked by the Corona Virus pandemic, we have watched daily updates by the Maine CDC. As Deaf interpreters render the sober details to Maine’s Deaf community: stay at home mandates, numbers of sick and dead, hospital shortages and how to stay safe, it is a perfect…
Maine’s New ASL Interpreting license law has gone into effect!
You can read the text of the new law here:http://legislature.maine.gov/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1246&item=3&snum=129 You can apply for an interpreting license here: https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/licensing/begin.pl?board_number=4073 –Limited licenses will no longer be issued. Renew and pay on time, acquire continuing education as required, and your limited license will still be good. New Conditional License requirements: §1524-C. Requirements for licensure; conditional interpreter and…
Black Lives Matter.
We, as Maine RID, have a platform, and a duty to use our platform to stand in solidarity with BIPOC interpreters and Deaf people and say, BLACK LIVES MATTER. As interpreters, and as members of RID, we have a duty to continue to dismantle and unpack bias, privilege, power and oppression as a requirement to…