Wednesday, September 14, 2011
ASL Club Meeting!
Last night was the FIRST meeting of the semester for our ASL Club at Sac State!
We had a GREAT turn out! ASL students from Sac State, ARC, and both Deaf and hearing community members showed up! Each officer introduced himself/herself, we made announcements about everything coming up for the club, we sold t-shirts, we played games, and we gave away raffle prizes! We have some AWESOME meetings and events planned for the rest of the semester, so I'm really hoping that we continue to get people involved. ILY!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Interpreting vs. Representing
I recently read a blog by a student in an interpreter training program that really interested me. She talks about the differences in the way men and women speak and express themselves. Men tend to be more straight-forward, and women are bit softer and sometimes passive. If the interpreter is not taking this into account, he or she can misrepresent a client who is of the opposite gender. It made me think that you can't JUST interpret the concepts, you have to REPRESENT the entire package - the concept as well as the communication of it and the nuances of how a person expresses their ideas.
This blogger normally has really long posts, but this one was so interesting that I actually read the whole thing! Disclaimer for crass language in the first couple paragraphs, but the message was great - If My Hands Could Speak: Gender and Interpreting
"I know how to be a woman in the world, but in order to be a good interpreter I should also learn about being a man in the world as best I can. If I don’t learn more about gender dynamics and how men operate, I can potentially hurt a client by misrepresenting him. I mean, best case scenario – he sounds silly. Worst case scenario – he misses out on a promotion because he’s perceived as weak."
This blogger normally has really long posts, but this one was so interesting that I actually read the whole thing! Disclaimer for crass language in the first couple paragraphs, but the message was great - If My Hands Could Speak: Gender and Interpreting
"I know how to be a woman in the world, but in order to be a good interpreter I should also learn about being a man in the world as best I can. If I don’t learn more about gender dynamics and how men operate, I can potentially hurt a client by misrepresenting him. I mean, best case scenario – he sounds silly. Worst case scenario – he misses out on a promotion because he’s perceived as weak."
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
W!NK
The ASL Club at Sac State worked our butts off to put on this awesome show and fundraiser, of course not without the priceless guidance and dedication of the club's advisor Dr. Lisalee Egbert and our awesome president Lindsey Gederos. The show was a HUGE success, not just in raising funds but also in raising awareness. All who didn't see it truly missed out!
This is a two-minute news story on the event. Caution: Some parts of the video are solely presented spoken English, no captioning.
This is a two-minute news story on the event. Caution: Some parts of the video are solely presented spoken English, no captioning.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
New Semester, New Inspiration!
Welcome back to my blog! It's been a long time since I've posted, but I feel newly motivated with the semester starting up to blog at least once a week. I'll give my best effort!
Yesterday (my 22nd birthday!) my Experiences in the Deaf Community class took a field trip to the office of NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. We were given a tour of the building and an overview of each program and service the center offers. It was SO cool!
One of the positions there, a client advocate, is a person who assists a Deaf person with anything from understanding a phone bill to studying a driver's handbook to helping them obtain an interpreter (which is their legal right) when the doctor's office is refusing to comply with the law and provide one. I think I would LOVE this position. I enjoy working one-on-one with people, and this job would be more personal and relational than interpreting. I would enjoy helping people with these every day life situations, and would be able to combine using ASL with advocacy for Deaf rights in this position - both of which I have a heart and passion for. I would really like to learn more about this kind of job and the necessary education to do it.
Yesterday (my 22nd birthday!) my Experiences in the Deaf Community class took a field trip to the office of NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. We were given a tour of the building and an overview of each program and service the center offers. It was SO cool!
One of the positions there, a client advocate, is a person who assists a Deaf person with anything from understanding a phone bill to studying a driver's handbook to helping them obtain an interpreter (which is their legal right) when the doctor's office is refusing to comply with the law and provide one. I think I would LOVE this position. I enjoy working one-on-one with people, and this job would be more personal and relational than interpreting. I would enjoy helping people with these every day life situations, and would be able to combine using ASL with advocacy for Deaf rights in this position - both of which I have a heart and passion for. I would really like to learn more about this kind of job and the necessary education to do it.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Deaf Culture Tip of the Day
QUIT EXCUSING YOURSELF!
Today in class we talked about some norms of Deaf culture versus hearing culture, and how some things are opposites...
Hearing people, when passing in between two or more Deaf people having a conversation, tend to sign EXCUSE ME or try to crouch down so as not to block the signers' view. This is more distracting than just passing through at a normal pace. It takes such a short time to pass between the signers that they don't miss anything in their conversation.
Signing EXCUSE ME is even more distracting because Deaf people's eyes are trained to go wherever there is movement. Their eyes will divert to your hands, which WILL disrupt the conversation. Simply passing through is best.
Today in class we talked about some norms of Deaf culture versus hearing culture, and how some things are opposites...
Hearing people, when passing in between two or more Deaf people having a conversation, tend to sign EXCUSE ME or try to crouch down so as not to block the signers' view. This is more distracting than just passing through at a normal pace. It takes such a short time to pass between the signers that they don't miss anything in their conversation.
Signing EXCUSE ME is even more distracting because Deaf people's eyes are trained to go wherever there is movement. Their eyes will divert to your hands, which WILL disrupt the conversation. Simply passing through is best.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Happy Halloween!
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