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Welcome to the November issue of our newsletter!
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Our hearts go out to all the Deaf and Interpreting community connected to the tragic event that took place in Lewiston Maine in Late October. The victims; Bryan MacFarlane, Joshua Seal, Steven Vozzella and Billy Brackett and their families are in our thoughts. The Daily Moth (https://fb.watch/o2flEeL8SR/) and other news outlets have covered this tragic event.
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NAIE is having technical difficulties with our membership portal and page on the website. We are aware of the issue, and apologize for any inconvenience. This issue is being worked on and hopefully will be resolved soon!
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Do you want to volunteer for NAIE? We have a place for you! If you would like more information or volunteer on the committees below, contact us.
Newsletter Committee – Allyson Caruthers, State Ambassador Director
Professional Development – Karen King, Professional Development Director
Conference Planning Committee (planning will start soon for our next conference) – Karen King, Professional Development Director
Scholarship Committee – Kalen Beck, Treasure/Secretary
DCMP QuickClass – Karen King, Professional Development Director
State Ambassador Program – Allyson Caruthers, State Ambassador Director
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Saturday November 18, 2023 is our next webinar. Don't forget to sign up today via your membership portal.
2024 Professional Development Webinar Dates:
January 20, 2024
March 16, 2024
May 18, 2024
July 20, 2024
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Tool of November
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Research shows 70% of Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing children don’t have access to language. And it’s actually worse for BIPOC deaf children. Language deprivation is a devastating reality for many deaf children, and the NAD strongly believes this is a serious and urgent health crisis. To address this, the NAD has developed several documents – we developed two open letters: one for families and for professionals who work with Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing children. We also developed a position statement that makes policy recommendations to end language deprivation. These three documents are based on a thoroughly researched paper with different research and studies related to language deprivation; the technical paper outlines which systematic policy can be improved so all Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, andHard of Hearing children have access to language, from birth to adulthood. To access a language from birth means every deaf child is able to meet expected language milestones, receive language and communication support, and interact with the world without barriers. These factors lead to successful language acquisition for most deaf children. Every child has the right to access a full language from birth. Read our language deprivation documents: www.nad.org/language-deprivation
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External Events
FREE CEUs for those who are interested in working with DeafBlind:
Protactile Language Theory – Online Certificate Program
Worth up to 1.6 CEUs, Worth 1.6 CRC CE Units
Program Description:
Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program (PLI) presents a self-directed course of study in Protactile Language Theory. This online certificate program consists of 16 hours of online content, assignments, and assessment, focused on co-navigation, Protactile language, co-presence, Protactile literature, and the Protactile numbering systems and alphabet.
Protactile (PT) is a language that cannot be learned through visual or auditory channels. To fully acquire PT, the speaker and the listener must be in physical contact with one another. Because of this, the PLI program of study primarily focuses on the theory of Protactile, and completion of this program does not indicate language proficiency.
It is PLI’s strong recommendation that this program of study be paired with real-world experiences in the DeafBlind community, learning from and working with Protactile Language speakers. This certificate program does not replace the need for in-person language acquisition opportunities, but is meant to be a supplement and support in the language learning process.
Below are more specifics about this self-directed learning track. If you have any questions, please contact us at PLI@wou.edu. Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemIG5A3D6o8L53OqRnzfV-Aa6W8fMNsG-rwPb4uj9luWnibA/viewform
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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NAIE Board and State Ambassadors
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