Naomi Sheneman 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.
Beldon, J., Forestal, E., Garcia, L., Peterson, D. (2009, August). NCIEC deaf interpreting initiative. Paper presented at RID Deaf Caucus, […]
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.
Naomi Sheneman explains how interpreters, especially Deaf interpreters, can put the ideas about the open process into practice.
One of the aspects of the Graduation to Certification program is fostering a community of practice. For Deaf Interpreters, one opportunity for such a community of practice is a Facebook group related to CDIs and Deaf interpreting.
If you are looking for more resources on Deaf interpreting than you find here […]
From Northeastern University’s Center for Atypical Language Interpreting (CALI):
Unfolding Scenarios consists of 12 interpreting scenarios, five structured from the perspective of a Deaf interpreter (DI) and seven from the perspective of […]
An explanation of Horizontal Violence and how it can be avoided.
Naomi Sheneman, a white woman with dark brown hair wearing a black long sleeve shirt, stands in front of a grey background. The CATIE Center logo is in the right lower hand corner of the video.
A sample debrief showing how dialogue about interpreting work can avoid […]
In this video, Naomi Sheneman interviews Trenton Marsh about his Acculturation Gap Model and addresses the following issues: