Oregon Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Black, Brown & Rainbow Workshops
February 25, 2012
AgendaSaturday, February 25th 8:30-9:30 ORID Board Meeting—Bldg 9-115—ALL ARE WELCOME! Breakfast goodies provided! 9:30-10:00 Registration & Check-in—Bldg 9-115 10:00-1:00 Workshop: Beyond Fried Chicken, Tacos, and Wassup Ese!! Building Cultural Alliances through Dialogue, Respect and Mutual Understanding 1:00-2:00 Lunch Break 2:00-5:00 Workshop: The LGBTQQIA-XYZ Alphabet: An Examination of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
CEUs Offered: Up to 0.6 RID CEUs in the category of Professional Studies will be offered by the Western Region Interpreter Education Center at Western Oregon University, an approved RID CMP and ACET sponsor.
Content/Knowledge Level: The conference is at the ‘Little/None’ knowledge/content level. Participants will complete a post-workshop evaluation.
Access: ASL interpretation will be provided if request made by 2/18. Campus is wheelchair-accessible.
Parking: Parking is free and accessible.
Black, Brown Workshop:
10am-1pm (0.3 PS)
Beyond Fried Chicken, Tacos, and Wassup Ese!!: Building Cultural Alliances through Dialogue, Respect, and Mutual Understanding
Presenters: Pamela Debato Cancel, CI/CT, NAD V & Edwin Cancel, NIC
Through hands-on activities, relevant dialogue, and self-analysis participants will examine mainstream information about Black and Brown cultures. They will be challenged to realize how focusing on perceived differences prevent meaningful interactions both personally and professionally. A critical look will be taken at stereotypes, misconceptions, and misinformation in order to begin a dialogue leading to mutual understanding and respect. The concept of building alliances between these two groups will be outlined for participants. Participants will be asked to question their view of the world and encouraged to ask themselves these critical questions: 1. How does my culture shape the way I see myself, others, and the world? 2. How do my cultural values and beliefs influence the way I personally and professionally behave? 3. As an interpreter, why is it important to be aware of the invisible aspects of culture? The effects of technology on the way landscape of interpreting and culture will also be discussed.
Rainbow Workshop:
2pm-5pm (0.3 PS CEUs)
The LGBTQQIA-XYZ Alphabet: An Examination of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Presenter: Dylan Geil, NIC Master, Ed K-12
This workshop is designed for interpreters seeking to increase their multicultural competence in regards to the lesbian, gay, bi and trans community. As interpreters, we have the opportunity to work with such diverse groups of people and see the world through others' points of view. How do we work to learn about those minority populations that are further oppressed within minority populations? For those individuals who may be Deaf and gay, or hard of hearing and transgender, or hearing and lesbian, or express their gender and sexuality different than the dominant culture, it behooves us as interpreters to work to be as culturally respectful, sensitive, and aware as we were when we were first learning about Deaf Culture. This program is designed to introduce and define terminology related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and to illuminate the LGBT experience and discuss how we can further serve as allies with the consumers with whom we work. Those who identify as LGBT and Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind are invited to serve as participant "experts" and share their experiences.
About the Presenters…
Beyond Fried Chicken, Tacos, and Wassup Ese!!: Building Cultural Alliances through Dialogue, Respect, and Mutual Understanding
Pamela Cancel
MS, CI, CT, NAD V is an instructor in the ASL/English Interpreter Program at Western Oregon University. She has been interpreting professionally for over 20 years. She received her B.A. in Interpretation: ASL/English from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and her M.S. in Deafness Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. She is a national presenter on subjects of cultural mediation, interpreting skill development, and relationships. Edwin Cancel, MS, NIC, Texas Trilingual Master, is an instructor in the ASL Studies Department at Western Oregon University. He has been a Sign Language Interpreter for over fifteen years. He holds RID NIC and Texas BEI Trilingual Master Interpreter certification. He has done extensive work in developing the trilingual certification testing materials for the state of TX. He received his B.A. in Special Education from New Mexico Highlands University and an M.S. in Deaf Education/Deaf Studies from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. He was also co-author and editor of a CD-ROM developed for teaching Hispanic parents how to sign lullabies to their infants. He is a national presenter on subjects of cross-cultural communication, trilingual skill development, and relationships.
The LGBTQQIA-XYZ Alphabet: An Examination of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Dylan Geil
BA, NIC Master, ED K:12; is a freelance interpreter. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sign Language Interpreting from California State University Fresno. He is currently attending the University of Oregon where he is a candidate for a Master’s degree in International Studies, specializing in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Identity Development. Dylan is Vice-Chair of the RID LGBT member section, BLeGIT. Dylan has experience interpreting in a wide variety of settings, including: government affairs, international business, education (K-12 and Post Secondary), VRS, platform, deaf-blind, and travel interpreting. In addition to interpreting, Dylan is an active aviation enthusiast and is currently working on obtaining his private pilot license. He lives in Eugene, OR but you won’t find him there often. Dylan is an avid traveler on a mission to get to each continent!
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