Secretary's Monthly Report
Last Update:
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Email this pageThe AADB committees have begun to report on a monthly basis to it's members what it's activities are. These reports are provided as a means of accountablity and information of what AADB is trying to accomplish for it's members and so that if a member may know of a resource that could be beneficial to the committee, the emember may contact the committee chair and share that resource.
2012 Reports
- January 2012
Submitted by: Debby Lieberman
~ No report submitted~
- February 2012
Submitted by: Debby Lieberman
~ No report submitted~
2011 Reports
- September 2011
~No report submitted by the Secretary.~
- October 2011
Submitted by: Debby Lieberman
Report from the National Task Force on Deaf-Blind Interpreting
The National Task Force on Deaf-Blind Interpreting (NTFDBI) was established by a motion at the 2005 RID conference to address the communication access needs of deaf-blind individuals. The mission of the task force is to establish a standard of effective practice to ensure the quality and availability of interpreters for deaf-blind people. The NTFDBI is a collaboration among RID, AADB and the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers (NCIEC). Other member organizations are the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT), the National Alliance of Black Interpreters (NAOBI), and the National Family Association of the Deaf-Blind (NFADB). The Task Force also includes consumer and interpreter members as well as representatives of stakeholder organizations.
Since its inception, the task force has undertaken a number of projects and trainings to address issues of skills, instructor resources, information and resource availability and dissemination. Among the accomplishments thus far:
two face-to-face meetings to move the work of the Task Force Bibliography of Deaf-Blind Interpreting, done in conjunction with DB-LINK, the information arm of NCDB
a national survey of interpreter educators and program administrators on deaf-blind interpreting education
the development of a Curriculum Guide for Infusing Deaf-Blind Interpreting into an Interpreter Education Program
a paper titled “Deaf-Blind Interpreting: Many Paths on the Road,” which lists many ways for interpreters to become involved with the deaf-blind community and develop their skills as interpreters and Support Service Providers
training sessions and presentations at numerous regional and national conferences on working with deaf-blind people, curriculum infusion and results of data gathering the establishment of a website - http://www.deafblindinterpreting.org/
several information gathering sessions with interpreters and interpreter educators regarding needs, programming, challenges and future steps
the establishment of an e-mail distribution list used to send out periodic announcements of trainings and conferences
the development and teaching of a deaf-blind mentorship program to prepare interpreters for working at the AADB symposium in 2011. This was a collaborative effort with the Gallaudet Regional Interpreter Education Center, the Western Regional Interpreter Education Center, the CATIE Center and AADB.
Future Steps:
Information was gathered from stakeholders at the last Conference of Interpreter Trainers conference in 2010 to inform the future work of the Task Force. The next step is for the Task Force to have another conference call to discuss these items and set the course for future work.
Current membership of the Task Force:
Co-chairs:
Rhonda Jacobs, AADB Representative; Maryland
Susanne Morgan Morrow, RID Representative; New York
Members:
Aimee Chappelow Bader – Deaf-Blind; Kansas
Ashley Benton – Deaf-Blind; North Carolina
Janice Cagan-Teuber - Massachusets Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Massachusetts
Jane Hecker Cain - Conference of Interpreter Trainers; Maine
Richelle Frantz – Interpreter; Washington
Jill Gaus - AADB Board; Michigan
CM Hall - National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers; Oregon
Richard Laurion - National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers; Minnesota
Michelle Moore - National Alliance of Black Interpreters; North Carolina
Ellie Savidge – CDI, Washington
Pearl Veesart - National Family Association of the Deaf-Blind; California
Jeanette Ocampo Welch – Interpreter; Massachusetts
RID Board Liaison:
Lewis Merkin, CDI - Member at Large, New York
- November 2011
~No report submitted by the Secretary.~
- December 2011
Submitted by: Debby Lieberman, Secretary
At this time my main responsibility as secretary is to manage correspondence to and from AADB. Because our office has no staff at this time all US Mail comes to me. Since I started receiving mail for AADB we have received almost 200 pieces of mail. These include memberships, donations, bills, and certificates allowing AADB to receive charitable donations in each state, and, of course, junk mail. I have sent almost 100 letters for AADB. These are mostly membership acknowledgements and thank you letters to donors.
I keep a record of all incoming and outgoing mail, copies of all checks received and deposited, and send copies of deposited checks and deposit slips to Lynn Jansen, who is responsible for keeping track of financial transactions in Quick Books. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at debbyaadb@mindspring.com or 505-259-4991 (v).