Monday, August 31, 2009
Did you know...
The last time Sign Language Interpreters of the National Capital (SLINC) hosted the AVLIC conference was in 1996. SLINC is hosting AVLIC’s 18th Biennial Conference "Small Steps Big Difference” July 6-10, 2010 in Ottawa. Check out the website at www.avlic2010.ca <http://www.avlic2010.ca/>
VRS Update
Here is a link to the latest news on the VRS in Canada.
http://www.cad.ca/en/news/details.asp?newsID=53
Thanks, Chrissy.
http://www.cad.ca/en/news/details.asp?newsID=53
Thanks, Chrissy.
Did you know...
It is the 30th anniversary this year of AVLIC's founding meeting.
In the fall of 1979 several interpreters met in Winnipeg to establish an organization whose purpose it was to represent the profession of interpreting at the national level, to promote networking among existing interpreter organizations and to nurture the development of the vibrant interpreting profession.
In the fall of 1979 several interpreters met in Winnipeg to establish an organization whose purpose it was to represent the profession of interpreting at the national level, to promote networking among existing interpreter organizations and to nurture the development of the vibrant interpreting profession.
Disabled Workers Feel Sting of Recession
Pam and Joel sent this link -
It's a report from Maureen Brosnahan from CBC Toronto on how the deaf and hard-of-hearing are the convenient and unfortunate casualties of this recession.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/06/f-disabilities-jobs-recession.html
Thanks Pam and Joel.
It's a report from Maureen Brosnahan from CBC Toronto on how the deaf and hard-of-hearing are the convenient and unfortunate casualties of this recession.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/06/f-disabilities-jobs-recession.html
Thanks Pam and Joel.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
ASL Resources Online
I have compiled a list of websites containing ASL vocabulary in various formats (lexicons, dictionaries, full ASL videos). I'm assuming most interpreters know of at least a few of these… but if there is even one resource here that is beneficial to you, then this list is worth it! I have arranged them in order my most to least favourites (although they are all very good!).
ASLPro: http://www.aslpro.com/
This is a great website containing a full dictionary of English words/phrases translated into signs/phrases, it also has a religious signs dictionary, a dictionary of English conversational phrases translated into ASL and a list of ASL idioms (listed within the Conversational Phrases). This is my favourite website to refer people to when you get the "Oh, I've always wanted to learn sign language!" (along with the referral to the local Deaf and hard of hearing agency ASL courses of course).
ASL Library: http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sl.html
If you haven't found this website yet, you're in for a treat :p This is geared towards people working in educational settings, so the signs are categorized by subject (i.e. Biology, Government, Auto Mechanics, Math - Elementary).
RIT Math/Science Lexicon: http://www.rit.edu/ntid/msse/pages/lexicon
Another great website for educational interpreters which focuses on Science and Math vocabulary. Every sign is signed twice and there is a rating system below the sign for feedback from ASL users.
DeafMD: http://www.deafmd.org/
This is an amazing website created for the Deaf community but of course will be a great resource for interpreters as well. This is not in a lexicon form, instead you can search for diseases and illnesses in alphabetical order, then you get the option of watching a brief video explaining what the ailment is in ASL and you can pick from a side menu for more information on symptoms, diagnosis, care & prevention, to name a few. An added bonus: there is an English translation below each video.
Deaf Missions: http://www.deafmissions.com/ (click on Tools & Resources)
This website is great for religious work as it contains not only a dictionary of religious signs (using animated illustrations) but also videos of Deaf preachers signing an ASL Sermon series, daily devotions in ASL and the New Testament in ASL (searchable by verse)!
ASL Dictionary (Lifeprint): http://www.lifeprint.com/
This dictionary shows signs using photos in sequence. The nice thing about it is that the signs are typed in an ASL format (full caps for English glossed words, # for fingerspelled signs) and there is a brief description of the sign usage and any additional information to clarify the articulation of the sign.
By Bonita Squires
ASLPro: http://www.aslpro.com/
This is a great website containing a full dictionary of English words/phrases translated into signs/phrases, it also has a religious signs dictionary, a dictionary of English conversational phrases translated into ASL and a list of ASL idioms (listed within the Conversational Phrases). This is my favourite website to refer people to when you get the "Oh, I've always wanted to learn sign language!" (along with the referral to the local Deaf and hard of hearing agency ASL courses of course).
ASL Library: http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sl.html
If you haven't found this website yet, you're in for a treat :p This is geared towards people working in educational settings, so the signs are categorized by subject (i.e. Biology, Government, Auto Mechanics, Math - Elementary).
RIT Math/Science Lexicon: http://www.rit.edu/ntid/msse/pages/lexicon
Another great website for educational interpreters which focuses on Science and Math vocabulary. Every sign is signed twice and there is a rating system below the sign for feedback from ASL users.
DeafMD: http://www.deafmd.org/
This is an amazing website created for the Deaf community but of course will be a great resource for interpreters as well. This is not in a lexicon form, instead you can search for diseases and illnesses in alphabetical order, then you get the option of watching a brief video explaining what the ailment is in ASL and you can pick from a side menu for more information on symptoms, diagnosis, care & prevention, to name a few. An added bonus: there is an English translation below each video.
Deaf Missions: http://www.deafmissions.com/ (click on Tools & Resources)
This website is great for religious work as it contains not only a dictionary of religious signs (using animated illustrations) but also videos of Deaf preachers signing an ASL Sermon series, daily devotions in ASL and the New Testament in ASL (searchable by verse)!
ASL Dictionary (Lifeprint): http://www.lifeprint.com/
This dictionary shows signs using photos in sequence. The nice thing about it is that the signs are typed in an ASL format (full caps for English glossed words, # for fingerspelled signs) and there is a brief description of the sign usage and any additional information to clarify the articulation of the sign.
By Bonita Squires
Friday, June 26, 2009
Because we all love puns...
The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.
He acquired his size from too much pi.
I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island,
but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class
because it was weapon of math disruption.
The butcher backed into the meat grinder
and got a little behind in his work.
No matter how much you push the envelope,
it'll still be stationery.
A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway.
One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital.
When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
A backward poet writes inverse.
In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.
When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects.
He acquired his size from too much pi.
I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island,
but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class
because it was weapon of math disruption.
The butcher backed into the meat grinder
and got a little behind in his work.
No matter how much you push the envelope,
it'll still be stationery.
A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway.
One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital.
When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
A backward poet writes inverse.
In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.
When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects.
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