Intro to American Sign Language and Language Access Laws – Call Us for Customized Training Classes for Your Organization

Description

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Sign Language

An fun and exciting introductory American Sign Language (ASL) course especially designed and customized to meet the needs and vocabulary used at your organization.  In addition, we teach aspects of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing culture, how to work with interpreters and understanding ADA and federal language access laws.  Classes offered to private and non-profit facilities that work with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community.

6 – 8 week sessions

10 or more must register

Inquire about ASL training at your facility today!

How To Work With Interpreters 

This half-day workshop is very popular! It offers a practical, skills-based introduction to working effectively with interpreters in a variety of settings. Whether you work in healthcare, schools or almost any community service today, this workshop will help you better serve Limited English Proficient (LEP) clients or patients. There is also a special focus on how to work with both qualified and untrained interpreters.

Participants will learn about:

• Legal requirements for language access

• Interpreting versus translation

• Best practices for telephone and video interpreting

• How to work with qualified and untrained interpreters

• Working with bilingual staff versus contract interpreters

This in-depth, hands-on workshop opens eyes, builds skills and helps participants to understand that working effectively with an interpreter is key to providing services to LEP clients and patients.

And if you think interpreting is easy…we’ll show you just what it takes — and even give you a chance to try it out for yourself!

Audience:

• Health and allied professionals, including doctors and nurses

• Law enforcement and public safety officers

• Mental health providers

• Social workers

• Front-line, clerical, human resources and support staff

• Teachers, principals, reading specialists and other school staff

• Staff in other education programs, from preschool to community and four-year colleges and universities

• Bilingual employees (who are not interpreters)

• Speech and occupational therapists

• Victim services and child advocacy staff

• Case managers

• Government social services employees, such as income support specialists, caseworkers and child protective services investigators

• Nonprofit staff in human and social services

• Community action staff