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:…
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020, 9 AM-4 PM Location: Machias Savings Bank, Brewer, Maine Title: Steppin’ Out From Signing to Conceptualization Presenter: Fred Michael Beam (Google him!!! He’s amazing!) Cost $60.00 — CEUs .6For tickets, see the event page. https://www.mainerid.org/event/steppin-out-from-signing-to-conceptualization/ Space will be limited to 25 students. *THIS EVENT IS FULL, WITH A WAIT LIST.*…
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…
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…
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…
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz6odAa1tgQ7ck5Rc2xhU2lkekhlcTJkVGY2U2NZVV9kb1ZR/view?usp=sharing JOIN ALEK LEV FOR A WHOLE LOTTA WORKSHOPS. 3 DAYS. 6 WORKSHOPS. 2.4 CEUs. 1 VERY CAFFEINATED PRESENTER. 10/18 – 10/20 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday • 9:00 am – 6:00 pm daily University of Southern Maine • Portland, Maine $300 for 2.4 CEUs • EARLY BIRD: $275 until August 20th Questions: workshops@aleklev.com To learn…
—THIS WORKSHOP’S REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL; THERE IS A WAITLIST REGISTRATION POSSIBLE. ANOTHER WORKSHOP IS BEING PLANNED DUE TO HIGH RATE OF INTEREST.— Interpreting Workshop! Take Two! Bangor, Maine! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz6odAa1tgQ7M3YwdzBBOTdCNnRSU3NfbWl4WXJDcHNwRmYw/view?usp=sharing Use the above link to view the flyer. Instructors: Anna Perna and Margaret Haberman Dates: October 26 and 27, 2019 Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM Saturday…
Check out this wonderful newsletter, there’s a write up in there by one of our own! http://mhit.org/assets/Winter_2019.pdf
Two Upcoming Workshops- the same weekend! April 27th and 28th! Brewer, Maine Click Here to View the Flyer! Bethany Gehman, M.Ed, a sexuality educator, provides sexuality education for people of all ages, conducts professional training, and promotes inclusive and comprehensive sexual health education in Deaf K-12 educational programs and interpreting settings. Unpacking Sexuality: Bringing Unconscious…
Better late than never, here are some photos taken from the ASL Immersion! Thank you to everyone who submitted photos or videos! *If you see a photo and wish to have it taken down, please send an email to membership@mainerid.org. -Zach Hardy