Tag: accessibility

American Sign Language (ASL) Hangout On Air, Interpreted

I participated in a Google+ Hangout On Air about American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture by interpreting for Dylan, a Deaf man who shared his perspectives. I interpreted consecutively so that people could watch Dylan without voice interference; I also interpreted consecutively rather than simultaneously with the aim of providing a more accurate and […]

May 13, 2012
The complex, attractive roles of dwarfs in Mirror, Mirror

(SPOILER ALERT: If you want to be surprised by everything in the movie, wait to read this until after you’ve seen it.) As I said in a Tweet after I saw Mirror Mirror, Just saw #MirrorMirror. It was great! And #SebastianSaraceno (the dwarf called Wolf) is the sexiest little man I've ever seen. #SnowWhite — […]

April 20, 2012
A sample video of English-ASL platform interpreting

I’m posting this for anyone who is curious to watch an English-ASL interpreter at work on stage with a speaker. Dr. Johanna Blackley and the Honors Forum coordinator at Mesa Community College were kind enough to let me share this video my interpreting partner took of me with my phone. I asked my team to […]

April 9, 2012
When they talk about you, the interpreter, do-do*?

In ASL, we have a sign that’s a lexicalized form of the letters D-O, repeated at least twice, glossed DO-DO. It means something like, “what to do?”, “how to cope?”, “what do you suggest?”, or any number of similar concepts.

March 21, 2012
Why don’t we call ourselves interpreters for the Hearing?

I mean, Hearing people are the ones who hire us, right? Hearing people need us to interpret for them because they are not fluent in sign language, and most of the time, Hearing people foot the bill. So why do we so often side with our Deaf consumers? We signed-spoken language interpreters probably all have […]

March 14, 2012