Brenda Cartwright, M.S., CSC, CI and CT DEAR ENCOUNTERS WITH REALITY: I interpret at a college and sometimes during the lectures, the Deaf student does not watch me. They may be reading something, texting, or sometimes sleeping. When this happens, I tend to shrink my [...]
LaTanya Jones: Hello everyone! I’m LaTanya Jones, Region I Representative for RID Board of Directors. Today I’d like to introduce our co-hosts for 2019 RID National Conference. These two wonderful individuals are: Danielle Loughlin, President of Rhode Island Association of the Deaf, RIAD; and Hayley Baccaire, President of Rhode Island Registry of [...]
A Standard of Inclusion: Power, Privilege, and Oppression CEUs Lisa Weems, CI and CT, NIC Translated by Dr. Lisalee Egbert Since 2014, RID has been recovering from organizational crisis and seeking the most effective solutions in defining the organization's future. One of the primary concerns is membership engagement and the need for deliberate inclusion [...]
A Case for Industry Disruption: How Social Entrepreneurship Can Create And Sustain Access at the Local Level Kathleen O'Regan, NIC Translated by: Rayni Plaster, CDI, SC:L Originally written by Kathleen O’Regan, this article was shared with the Civic Access team for collaboration in the editing process. A huge thank you to Calene Carrano and [...]
