Deaf Interpreter Resources – Complete Scenarios

Deaf Interpreter Resources – Complete Scenarios

UPS Employee Training

In this video, a Deaf employee who has just started working at UPS is experiencing some difficulty. They are not communicating well with their supervisor, and misunderstand some of the details of the work they are required to do.

Includes practice video (without CDI) and the same video with a CDI (for demonstration purposes). […]

2022-12-22T16:25:46-06:00December 21st, 2022|

Extralinguistic Knowledge for Deaf Interpreters

Naomi J. Hoefer explains the concept of extralinguistic knowledge (ELK) and how Deaf interpreters need to take that into account in their interpreting work as well recognize the unique ELK that they bring to situations based on their experiences as Deaf people.

References

Beldon, J., Forestal, E., Garcia, L., Peterson, D. (2009, August). NCIEC deaf interpreting initiative.  Paper presented at RID Deaf Caucus, […]

2026-08-24T11:53:38-06:00July 16th, 2022|

A CDI’s perpsective on the Open Process model

Arkady Belozovsky, CDI, shares a perspective on the way that an open process teaming model has the potential to benefit everyone involved in an interpreted situation.

What Next?


Naomi J. Hoefer explains how interpreters, especially Deaf interpreters, can put the ideas about the open process into practice.

2026-08-24T14:04:21-06:00July 16th, 2022|

A Conversation on Role-Space and Translation

Naomi Sheneman facilitates a conversation on the role-space model with Robert G. Lee and Eileen Forestal and its relevance for Deaf interpreters and translators.

2026-08-24T10:56:06-06:00July 16th, 2022|

Learning about Discourse Mapping in “5 Myths about Mental Illnesses”

Developed by Mark Halley

Competencies Addressed:  Discourse Mapping

Time Required for Activity: 20 mins

Objective: 

To learn about Discourse Mapping from an English text.

In this video, a narrator attempts to debunk five common myths about mental illnesses.

Prediction

You will watch a video in which a narrator challenges five common myths about mental illnesses. In the video, the narrator provides an argument for why each myth is inaccurate. Before watching […]

2022-02-09T10:14:08-06:00February 9th, 2022|
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