See Transcript Below: We are pleased to share the news about the composition of the Transition Team for RID. First, citing personal reasons, CM Hall, has decided to step down in her role as Transition Team co-chair. She will continue to serve as Member at Large on the RID Board. Replacing her will be Connie [...]
Your Guide to the Current Legislative and Regulatory Happenings in the Interpreting Profession Director's Corner Legislative Session, which is my absolute favorite time of year, is in full swing! Which means we are due for another issue of “In the Hopper.” As a refresher, ITH is a semi-monthly newsletter from the Government Affairs Program to [...]
See Transcript Below: LEWIS MERKIN: Greetings to all of our colleagues—the members of RID, the Deaf community, and stakeholders in the sign language interpreting profession. I am Lewis Merkin, Region I Representative on the RID Board, and I am serving as co-chair of the Transition Team with my colleague, CM Hall, Member at Large. CM [...]
Online version available here. FROM THE EDITORS: Sherry Shaw Len Roberson University of North Florida Looking back on 2014, we are keenly aware of world events that characterized the year since the JOI last published, including political instability, human rights violations, weather-related catastrophes, economic fragility, ethnic and religious discrimination, and international armed conflict. In the [...]
