MAY 18TH 2024

GARID MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY(MAD)

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Come to learn, renew, mingle, network, fellowship, make new friends, see old friends.

Presenter: Dr. Suzette Garay

CEO Diversity Academy for Interpreters (DAI)

Moving from Allyship toward an Antiracist Approach for Interpreters

This 4-hour Antiracist workshop focuses on how to develop antiracist skills for effectively incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) principals, specifically, moving from an allyship approach toward what to do and what not do when incorporating DEIB Antiracist actions. Participants will explore how biases and stereotypes form in our interpreter profession, do a self-analysis, and consider how these factors may impact their work toward becoming antiracist interpreters. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to practice with variety of scenarios representing racism, oppression, and further developing their individual basic antiracist skills into a plan of action.

*note* CEU information to follow shortly.

Door Prizes

BUSINESS MEETING DURING FREE LUNCH, included in registration.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Dr. Suzette Garay- is a Deaf Person of Color (DPOC) and a third generational Latina(x) from South America, Nicaragua and a third member of a family who was born Deaf. She holds the following degrees: BA, MA. PSY.S, and a Ph.D. Her major areas of studies are Special Education with an emphasis on Deafness and Learning Disabilities, Psychology, and teaching of American Sign Language. She is currently a retired Educational Psychologist who has worked with DHHDB+ children for more than 15+ years and currently teaches several online diversity & culturally responsive courses and through her own business at Diversity Academy and previously through the CAITE Behavioral Health Interpreter Program. She also owns a private consultation practice working with many families, individuals, and private business owners about interpreting, accessibility, diversity, and advocacy with diverse DHHDB+ consumers.

Dr. Garay has the following qualifications: 25+ years of direct teaching, evaluating, and mentoring with Special Education students, ASL/Interpreter students, community/educational interpreters, and/or community business members whom use American Sign Language for communicating with their DHHDB+ consumers. She also has a long history of invaluable personal experiences and success teaching, evaluating, and mentoring diverse deaf individuals and/or consumers from underprivileged socio-economic backgrounds.

She has taught distance education online courses and workshops in ASL Linguistics, Special Education, and disability social justice issues throughout the Midwest and at the international or national levels. She is also a nationally certified American Sign Language Instructor and state certified master consultant and professional development trainer who enjoys working with families and very young children teaching them how to utilize American Sign Language with preverbal babies and those with communication disorders. Dr. Garay can be reached for future workshops and/or consultations at www.thediversityacademy.com.

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GaRID Workshop "It's the Little Things" AND "Boundary Issues"

When
26 May 2011
9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Location
Forsyth County Board of Education Building (Room # 380) 1120 Dahlonega Hwy. Cumming, Georgia 30040

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:

GaRID Member – $17.00
For "It's the Little Things" ONLY the price is $15.00 with a $2.00 convenience fee added for online registration.
GaRID Member – $17.00
For the "Boundary Issues" workshop ONLY. The price is $15.00 with a $2.00 convenience fee for online registration.
GaRID Member – $27.00
For BOTH workshops "It's the Little Things" AND "Boundary Issues". The price is $25.00 plus a $2.00 convenience fee for online registration.
Non GaRID Member – $22.00
For the "It's The Little Things" workshop ONLY.
Non GaRID Member – $22.00
For the "Boundary Issues" workshop ONLY the price is $20.00 with a $2.00 convenience fee for online registration.
Non GaRID Member – $37.00
For BOTH the "It's The Little Things" AND "Boundary Issues" workshops the price is $35.00 with a $2.00 convenience fee for online registration.

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It’s the Little Things:
Seemingly Simple Words, Their Intricate
Interpretations and Making the Link for Deaf Students

Novice interpreters often assume they’ll be spending lots of processing time figuring out how to express “big” words such as filibuster, copacetic and serendipitous in ASL. However, interpreters get stuck when it comes to the every-day words and/or phrases that include such words as is, take, and make because each word/phrase carries a multitude of meanings. In the educational setting, this issue becomes more significant because the interpreting is done while Deaf students are developing their literacy skills. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will look at multiple meanings of these simple works. We will also look at strategies for highlighting the connection between the
English and the ASL within the interpretation. Participants are invited to bring their own examples for the group to puzzle over. Be ready to take this workshop to heart to make your classroom
interpreting more meaningful for the Deaf students.

This Professional Studies program is offered for .3 RID CEUs.
Content knowledge: Some
Target audience: Novice through experienced educational interpreters

Boundary Issues in Educational Interpreting:
Where and How Do You Draw the Line?
Often times in K-12 settings, when faced with a situation that crosses a boundary, interpreters will use ASL signs like BACK-OUT (of a situation), DRAW-THE-LINE (between me and the
consumer), THINK-SELF (“It’s up to you.”) and NOT-MYBUSINESS. Yet, when talking about necessities of educational settings, these very same interpreters will assert how critical it is to create rapports with the Deaf student(s) and hearing consumers. These two seemingly contradictory views
leave the educational interpreter in a quandary. What, then, is the balance between establishing healthy relationships and keeping your distance in the classroom setting? Where should interpreters
draw the line? What kind of line should be drawn? This three-hour workshop will explore this issue and offer possible solutions through a synthesis of established research and first-person
experiences/responses. Participants will have the opportunity to practice this approach in a number of scenarios.

This Professional Studies program is offered for .3 RID CEUs.
Content knowledge: Some
Target audience: Novice through experienced educational interpreters