Shannon Simon

The change from a rule-based (deontological) code of ethics to the principle-based (teleological)

NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct requires us to examine our values and behaviors,

professional responsibilities and decision-making processes. Professional growth means

embracing the paradigm shift and discovering new ways to think about choices related to our work

and roles. Understanding the changes in our profession and using tools like Demand-Control

Schema (D-CS) will prepare us for making appropriate decisions when dilemmas occur. In

addition to information about our profession, D-CS and the CPC, this workshop will provide related

scenarios designed to help practitioners build an ethical framework for functioning in the 21st

century paradigm.

Shannon Simon

Many interpreters work with clients who want to “see the English” or are in educational settings

where “English fluency” is the goal. Transliterating is not just signing the words you hear in

English word order but rather a set of “rules/guidelines” which help to make the message

conceptually accurate, dynamically equivalent and “English”. A successful product requires

cognitive skills, such as discourse analysis and mapping, while using Contact Variety Language

to convey an accurate visual message. Join me to hone your skills in transliteration by learning

the do's and don'ts.

Crom Saunders/Peter Cook

Frozen texts/published works/scripts are bodies of text that are firmly established in content, context, and tone, leaving little room for creative interpretation. This workshop will provide you with the tools to identify frozen text/published works/scripts, gain the necessary vocabulary and background information, and to interpret the concept accurately in ASL while retaining a sense of the text structure as it is written/spoken.

Crom Saunders

Many non-native ASL users see classifiers as a separate “language” rather than an integral part of ASL. Attendees will learn models for classifier creation opportunities, and how to think in 3-D/Visual linguistic style, and a greater understanding of classifier use. Attendees will also learn how to describe actions and objects without using standard ASL vocabulary or reliance on PSE.

Windell Smith Jr

Have you ever seen an ASL story performance and thought, "That's like watching a movie!"? Television and film use certain conventions (often referred to as the "grammar") when recording and editing audiovisual media. ASL literature has been found to use the same types of conventions by ASL "writers." Deaf, interpreters, and students alike should be able to incorporate these into their work. Cinematic techniques and formulas are already used by the Deaf community. If someone wants to create captivating "blockbuster" ASL literature or wants to create stunning visual interpreting work, they must be aware and practice these conventions.

This workshop covers some of the most important conventions for conveying meaning through particular camera and editing techniques (as well as some of the specialized vocabulary of film production) through the use of space, classifiers, forced perspective, eye gaze, and other ASL aspects.

Windell Smith Jr

This workshop will demonstrate how to break down idioms not by the words used, but by the meaning of the English expression. Participants will use the sentence structure of both English and ASL to their benefit.  This workshop will provide the participants with the tools that will enable them to analyze English idioms and discuss the best practices with regard to interpreting English idioms. This will be accomplished by the use of dozens of English idiom samples, some of which have multiple meanings and possible options for interpreted delivery.  This workshop will set the ground work for deconstructing English idioms in order to determine their core meaning and strategies to effectively interpret the meaning using ASL concepts.

Chuck Baird

All people create A-R-T for aesthetic purposes.  In addition, artistic works express a group’s shared collective experiences, record and preserve their culture and history, communicate their cultural values/world view and advocate for sociological and political changes.

The Deaf View/Image Art (De’VIA ) manifesto was written in 1989 by nine Deaf artists in order to recognize and promote a particular genre of artworks by Deaf people. The visual arts have led the way in fostering our understanding of ourselves because there was a collective and conscious effort to NAME Deaf-themed expressions within the visual arts

I hope you will enjoy seeing these De’VIA works that have been categorized by motif/symbols and/or themes for your viewing pleasure.  I regret we could not include ALL the fabulous De’VIA artists and their works due to space limit.  I hope you will be inspired by these works to create your own De’VIA pieces and to become a patron of Deaf-Themed visual art.

Maureen Longo Tuccelli

Perhaps you have learned the “body shift dance”, you are a whiz at indexing, and you can eye gaze up, down, left, and right with the best of them….but what’s next?  What happens when the narrator of a story speaks, when there are more than two characters, and when the scenes switch? Come see more than 20 (non vocabulary) decisions that have to be made in the first 60 words of the children’s book Crictor by Tomi Ungerer. Pick up tips on making your product more clear as you interpret the rest of the book and then move on to Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach! Good workshop for picking up new ideas when training other,as well.

Alan Marcus

This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to identify signs used for the Male and Female anatomy. In addition, the presenter will review sexual signs that are used in medical settings as well as “street signs” and signs that can be used when interpreting VRS sex calls.

Peter Cook

The purpose of this workshop is to explore the role of Narrator and Character in storytelling. The participants will have the chance to exercise role shifting between Narrator and Character. Features such as Body shifting, Eye gazing, Physical features, Positions, and Power shifting will be discussed. The participants will create stories through their personal experiences and will be given assignment during the course of the workshop.

Windell Smith Jr

What shapes our values? Who are our heroes? Journey through Windell’s story today and you may discover your own answers to these questions. Windell takes you through decades of laughs, tribulations, and the uncertainty that he experienced personally and vicariously through his mother and father. Visit the scene of his mother’s train accident, pop back into his kindergarten class, where as a CODA he had his first introduction to the hearing world. Watch as his parents’ thoughts, stories and experiences are shared with exciting twists and turns that give the audience an inside look at growing up with Deaf parents. Looking back, he realizes just how much they taught him about the beauty and value of American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. But most of all, this is a beautiful story of Windell Jr’s parents, Windell and Gwen Smith, their love for each other that was tested by a horrific car accident, their community that they leaned on for support, and the core beliefs and values that are rooted in Deaf Culture. All of these are wrapped up in this entertaining story, so come join us as we look up at Deaf Culture and stay for the post-performance discussion.