[Ailist] Summit for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

[Amie Seiberlich]

Jody,

I am a nationally certified sign language interpreter, and an AI facilitator
:-)  I have facilitated several AI sessions in American Sign Language; I
have also facilitated sessions in spoken English but utilized the services
of an ASL interpreter team.  In addition, I can probably provide you with
some insight on the use of captioning services etc.

I would be happy to talk to you further about how to make your event
accessible to all participants and am thinking that the best way to do so
would be to brainstorm some ideas over the phone.  If you think I may be
able to provide you with some support I can be reached at 303-865-5300 Ext.
3 M-Th from 8 am - 5 pm MT.

Warmly,
amie

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Jody Jacobson
<jodyjacobson at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Dear All--
> I'm wondering if anyone in the community has been involved with a summit in
> which captioning, and other non ASL (American Sign Language) technologies
> were used for and by deaf or hard of hearing participants? It'd be a great
> help to know about:
> 1. What worked especially well for you as a facilitator or participant?
> 2. What design factors (summit design) allowed for maximum engagement and
> participation, given diverse communication modalities?
> 3. What timing adjustments, if any, did you make for (a) interviews? (b)
> small group work? (c) dream enactments?
> 4. What type of room set-up allowed for best visibility for all?
> This will be a 2-day summit, so a quick pace. The summit purpose is related
> to equal access to seamless service delivery for DHH and deafblind children
> from birth to age six, and their families, so they may thrive in school and
> in life. Included will be a broad cross section of stakeholders from
> multiple public and private agencies, as well as families across a state. In
> addition to multiple DHH communication modalities, there will also be some
> language interpreters (Vietnamese and Spanish).
> I've facilitated several meetings and a summit with ASL (American Sign
> Language) interpreters; however, this summit also will include captioning,
> and possibly other communication modalities.
> Thanks!
> Jody
> Jody Jacobson, PresidentAerial View Consulting LLC
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