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Community of Practitioners

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Community of Practitioners is a monthly collaborative for working sign language interpreters and interpreting students, in the state of Illinois. We meet monthly to discuss specific topics, general questions, concerns, and situations that may arise. The goal of the Community of Practitioners is to connect with one another and learn from each other.

Ethics: A Guided Discussion Series

Zoom
Common Practices in Ethical Situations The interpreting profession is struggling to establish common practices and it is even more difficult to encourage practitioners to adopt such practices. Common practice does not mean uniform practice, but more or less the adherence to standard or professional norms. Consider the interpreting community – do we observe common practice […]

Tax Mistakes All Interpreters Need to Avoid

Zoom
This is the first workshop in the Summer Tax Series. Presented by Rosemary Bocian (Johnson) MA, EA, NIC Enrolled Agent-ASL Interpreter 3-hour workshop Event Description Being a freelance interpreter requires more than just interpreting. Focus is so heavily placed on language and skill that the business side of the profession often falls through the cracks. […]

Ethics: A Guided Discussion Series

Zoom
Ethical Decision Making and Interpreters Is your personal ethical code and your professional ethical code similar? Do you have an internalized process by which you arrive at ethical conclusions? Do you filter everything through the Code of Professional Conduct or do other factors influence your ethical process, such as Demand Control Schema, Right versus Right […]

ASL Etymology Part 1 & Part 2

Zoom
This workshop will take participants on an adventure through etymologies of American Sign Language. Like Chinese characters are taught along with stories for each set of strokes as images, the same could be done for ASL. Signs and their meanings also have their unique history. To really begin to understand the richness of ASL we […]

Optimizing End of Year Tax Savings as Freelance Interpreters

Zoom
Event Description Most interpreters cringe at the idea of filing taxes and potentially owing a large sum in April. There are several things you can do at the end of the year to increase tax savings this spring. During this workshop participants will learn the most common ways to reduce their taxable income. I will […]
$30.00

Lutheran Deaf Mission Society Conference

Illinois, United States
The International Lutheran Deaf Association Conference and the Interpreted Ministry Conference will be happening in Elk Grove Village this summer. Look at their website for the schedule of workshops and activities.

Ethics: A Guided Discussion Series

Zoom
The How and Why of Our Ethics It is important to know factors that influence your ethical decision-making process; it is common knowledge that we are clearly influenced by multiple factors. Some are the laws of the legal system, the Code of Professional Conduct, and individual workplace policies and procedures. However, this workshop suggests that […]

Community of Practitioners

Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event
Community of Practitioners is a monthly collaborative for working sign language interpreters and interpreting students, in the state of Illinois. We meet monthly to discuss specific topics, general questions, concerns, and situations that may arise. The goal of the Community of Practitioners is to connect with one another and learn from each other.

Navigating the Decision to Become an LLC as a Freelance Interpreter

Zoom
Event Description This workshop will reveal the answers to the most common questions interpreters ask about LLCs, including: Do I need an LLC? How do I form an LLC? What is liability insurance? Does an LLC provide tax savings? What is an EIN? How are sole proprietorships and S Corps different? In addition, we will […]
$30.00

Am I Seeing it Right but Saying it Wrong?

Zoom
Providing a Spoken English interpretation for a Deaf presenter has some unique challenges. Suppose they open their story saying their family has three generations of Deafness, or maybe they discuss their oral education, and later explain that they learned ASL at a residential school and finally ending their story as a mainstreamed student – what […]

Overveiw of the BEI Testing Process

Zoom
This workshop is designed to provide transparency for candidates who plan to take the entry level BEI evaluation. Elements of the test will be contextualized through a very brief history of the BEI development process. Topics will also include the Test of English Proficiency, as well as the components of the performance evaluation including Expressive […]

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