Onsite appointment: The video below is an interactive scenario between a mental health professional who is hearing and a client who is Deaf. An ASL/English interpreter, your teammate, is also present. As you watch, practice interpreting between your team interpreter and the Deaf client.
Effective Interpretation Example: The video below is an example of an effective DI interpretation for the scenario above. Since there are multiple ways to interpret concepts effectively, the video below is not the only accurate interpretation. It is a sample interpretation.
Platform onsite assignment: The video below is from a graduation speech presented by a hearing person. The ASL/English interpreter (your teammate) is interpreting from English into ASL. As you watch, practice interpreting from ASL into a form of ASL that is appropriate for a large audience.
Effective Interpretation Example: The video below is an example of an effective DI interpretation for the scenario above. Since there are multiple ways to interpret concepts effectively, the video below is not the only accurate interpretation. It is a sample interpretation.
Ineffective Interpretation Example: The video below is NOT an effective interpretation; it is "mirroring." Mirroring is used when signed information needs to be relayed for someone who cannot see the signer. It is not an interpretation.
Sight translation: The document below is a flyer from a bank. Practice reading the English text and translating it into ASL.
Effective Sight Translation Example: The video below is an example of an effective DI sight translation for the document above. Since there are multiple ways to interpret concepts effectively, the video below is not the only accurate translation. It is a sample translation.