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Interpreters will be available. 
SWAG and Door Prize raffle.

MAY 18TH 2024

GARID MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY(MAD)

GaRID is MAD about you!

Come to learn, renew, mingle, network, fellowship, make new friends, see old friends.  


Presenter: Dr. Suzette Garay


CEO Diversity Academy for Interpreters (DAI)


Moving from Allyship toward an Antiracist Approach for Interpreters

This 4-hour Antiracist workshop focuses on how to develop antiracist skills for effectively incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) principals, specifically, moving from an allyship approach toward what to do and what not do when incorporating DEIB Antiracist actions. Participants will explore how biases and stereotypes form in our interpreter profession, do a self-analysis, and consider how these factors may impact their work toward becoming antiracist interpreters. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to practice with variety of scenarios representing racism, oppression, and further developing their individual basic antiracist skills into a plan of action.


*note* CEU information to follow shortly. 

Door Prizes

BUSINESS MEETING DURING FREE LUNCH, included in registration.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.


Dr. Suzette Garay- is a Deaf Person of Color (DPOC) and a third generational Latina(x) from South America, Nicaragua and a third member of a family who was born Deaf.  She holds the following degrees: BA, MA. PSY.S, and a Ph.D.  Her major areas of studies are Special Education with an emphasis on Deafness and Learning Disabilities, Psychology, and teaching of American Sign Language.  She is currently a retired Educational Psychologist who has worked with DHHDB+ children for more than 15+ years and currently teaches several online diversity & culturally responsive courses and through her own business at Diversity Academy and previously through the CAITE Behavioral Health Interpreter Program.  She also owns a private consultation practice working with many families, individuals, and private business owners about interpreting, accessibility, diversity, and advocacy with diverse DHHDB+ consumers.

Dr. Garay has the following qualifications: 25+ years of direct teaching, evaluating, and mentoring with Special Education students, ASL/Interpreter students, community/educational interpreters, and/or community business members whom use American Sign Language for communicating with their DHHDB+ consumers.  She also has a long history of invaluable personal experiences and success teaching, evaluating, and mentoring diverse deaf individuals and/or consumers from underprivileged socio-economic backgrounds.

She has taught distance education online courses and workshops in ASL Linguistics, Special Education, and disability social justice issues throughout the Midwest and at the international or national levels.  She is also a nationally certified American Sign Language Instructor and state certified master consultant and professional development trainer who enjoys working with families and very young children teaching them how to utilize American Sign Language with preverbal babies and those with communication disorders.  Dr. Garay can be reached for future workshops and/or consultations at www.thediversityacademy.com.


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2012 GaRID General Meeting and All-Day Workshop

  • 19 May 2012
  • 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Harrison High School Auditorium 4500 Due West Road Northwest Kennesaw, GA 30152

Registration


Registration is closed

FREE WORKSHOP/ 0.6 CEUs to all GaRID Members.

Participants may order a LUNCH prior to the workshop date, and a group order will be placed on the day of the event at a cost of  $10.00 (CASH ONLY)


AGENDA

8:00 am to 8:30 am: Registration

8:30 am to 11:30 am: Workshop- Part I

11:30 am to 1:30 pm: Lunch and General Business Meeting

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Workshop- Part II


Workshop Description

Multi-Faceted ASL

Presenter: Faith Powell MA, CSC


When telling a story, native and near-native signers use certain ASL features in creative ways to make the story “come alive.” Strategies such as constructed dialogue, use of classifiers, mime, gestures and facial expression are layered into the expressive narrative. 


Developing the ability to incorporate these strategies will increase a signer’s accuracy, effectiveness and naturalness in delivering a message.


This workshop breaks down these strategies into building blocks and encourages participants to “build” an ASL story by focusing on each of these building blocks separately and then constructing a more natural and engaging ASL narrative.


FREE WORKSHOP/ 0.6 CEUs to all GaRID Members.

Participants may order a LUNCH prior to the workshop date, and a group order will be placed on the day of the event at a cost of approximately $10.00 (CASH ONLY)


Go to GaRID.org and register now for:

  • Your seat in Faith Powell’s workshop (.6 PS CEUs)
  • Your seat at the General Business Meeting. Your Vote Counts!


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