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The public can watch the meeting livestream on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/orHTQqoyVD4

Interpreter Webinar
Sponsored by the New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association (NMTIA)
Court Interpreter Ethics in Remote Settings
Saturday, March 27, 2021 – 10:00 am-12:00 pm – Zoom
Session Description:
The face of court interpreting is changing. In a world in which a global pandemic has caused most industries to drastically alter the way they do business to adapt to safety protocols and social distancing requirements, judicial interpreters now find themselves tasked with providing high-level services in a multitude of virtual settings using a diverse array of remote technology. Although the judicial interpreter’s professional responsibilities haven’t changed, the dynamic nature of the virtual environments within which interpreters now work often times presents previously uncontemplated ethical challenges that must be understood and, ultimately, overcome to safeguard the integrity of the judicial process. The main focus of this 2-hour webinar will therefore be to provide pragmatic knowledge and skills to practicing and aspiring court interpreters alike to assist them in making sound ethical decisions while plying their trade in a variety of unpredictable remote settings. During the live session, attendees will not only collaborate with the instructor to analyze the judicial interpreter’s ethical responsibilities in virtual settings, but will also apply what they learn by participating in numerous skits and hands-on exercise.
Presenter: Joshua C. Elliott, Executive Officer, Office of Language Access, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. Joshua is a Federally and State Certified Court Interpreter with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Murray State University and a Master of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of Louisville. He has also been certified as a medical interpreter through the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters.
NMTIA is waiving the workshop fee for signed language interpreters, but registration is required. To register for the workshop, follow the link below. Be sure to register with the name and email address that you want to appear on your Certificate of Completion. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87105418260?pwd=K2xFT1d3dm9Ra242eWcrcGRVSVdkQT09
The webinar will be presented in spoken English and signed language interpreters will be provided.
NMTIA promotes an environment of mutual respect free of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or any other protected class.
The University of New Mexico is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for .2 Legal CEUs at the Little/None to Extensive Content Knowledge Level.

Webinar flyer: NMTIA Webinar – Court VRI Ethics with RID CEUs

Join our April Member Meeting using Zoom

​Elaine McCaffrey will be presenting

Hospital Safety for those with Hearing Loss

Elaine has been a member of the HLAA Board of directors since 2020 and has been President of the HLAA Chicago North Shore Chapter since 2016. She also spear- headed the Chapter’s “Panel Discussion: Hospital Safety for People with Hearing Loss Program” from 2016 to 2020. Elaine is the current chair of the HLAACommunication Access in Health Care Program. Elaine’s advocacy passion is hospital safety for those with hearing loss. In October of 2020 she spearheaded the sixth annual hospital safety program with multiple Chicago area hospitals and hospital systems. In this presentation Elaine will go over tips and suggestions for hospital advocacy, how the Chicago HLAA chapter began their Hospital Safety Program and the importance of self-advocacy. This presentation will allow you to be better prepared to advocate for yourself or for your loved one in a hospital or medical setting – You never know when you will need it.

​Meeting starts at 10:00 am MST

• You can join at 9:45 am MST for a Zoom tutorial with informative instructions to make sure you can view the presentation material, the presentor, captioning, and sign language interperters at the same time.
• Live captioning will be provided on Zoom.
• Sign language interperters will be available on Zoo

The link for the Zoom meeting is in the April newsletter on the hearinglossabq.org webpage.  I will also be mailing a reminder of the meeting again the day before the meeting and that email will also contain a link to the Zoom meeting.