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…
Author: MaineRID MembershipSecretary
Massachusetts Medical Interpreting Training
Registration is Now Open! Paving the Way to Health Care Access Conference 2020An exciting two day event, jam-packed with workshops, awards, networking & fun! Friday, June 5, 20209 – 9:00 am – 4:30 pmSaturday, June 6, 2020 – 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Live Streaming Click here for additional information and registration! Supported by Mass Health and the MassAHEC Network, a…
Betsy Reifman Award Information
In honor of Betsy Reifman, our beloved colleague, Maine RID has established the Betsy Reifman Leadership Award. This award is presented annually to a Maine RID member who exhibits the qualities that Betsy embodied and that we all admired: leadership within Maine RID, active participation in the interpreting community, dedication to ethical decision-making and supportive of the profession’s growth. Nomination Process:…
Medical Interpreting Workshop 2019
To view the flyer, click below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6UONfoi90wZc2xrdVJSU0lYWTNhdEh5WWt0bGI5SHVUOUM0/view?usp=sharing MEDICAL INTERPRETING: FOR ALL LANGUAGES (ASL AND SPOKEN) Sponsored by: Bangor Chinese School Instructor: Meryl Troop, CI, CT, SC:L Date: November 23, 2019 Time: 9:00a to 4:00p Location: St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bangor, ME Fee: $65 Note: For those who want to receive RID CEUs for ACET need to…
Betsy Reifman Award 2019
Congratulations to Polly Lawson, recipient of the 2019 Betsy Reifman Award. Polly is one of the great unsung heroes of MERID. She graduated in 1982 with Associates Degree in ASL/English Interpreting from Merrimack Community College in Manchester, NH. After returning to Maine to begin her career, she discovered that Maine had not had an active…