Deaf Foundations Fund

Why Deaf and Coda Foundations?

 

Why are there Foundations seminars for hearing interpreters, coda interpreters, and deaf interpreters?

 

If you are a Deaf Interpreter or Certified Deaf Interpreter, we invite you to consider attending any available Deaf Foundations Seminars. Funds contributed by hearing and coda interpreters when they register for Foundations seminars are being used to discount the cost for you, our Deaf colleagues.

The next available Deaf Foundations Seminar is taking place in Windsor, Ontario in October 2019. Registration is currently open only to members of OASLI but will soon open to the general public, both in Canada and the USA.

Deaf Foundations III (March 2017)

A group of Deaf Interpreters come together to learn at Deaf Foundations.

Deaf Foundations Fund

When you register for any BMC seminar, you have the opportunity to contribute to the Deaf Foundations Fund. Your contribution there will be applied to upcoming Deaf Foundations seminars, which have a Deaf co-facilitator where all participants are Deaf interpreters or are in training to become such.

Your contribution helps to counter the imbalance in our field where work opportunities are often insufficient to provide Deaf Interpreters with steady income working as interpreters. Reducing the costs associated with required Continuing Education Units is one way to support our Deaf colleagues.

Thank You

On behalf of the Bilingual Mediation Center, all the coordinators for seminars, the support staff, and the Deaf participants who are seeking training, we want to thank you for your generous donation.

As you know, there are still limited job opportunities for Deaf interpreters, and most Deaf interpreters are not able to support themselves with this work. As a result, it can be difficult for them to afford the travel, lodging, and registration costs necessary to take advantage of the few high quality trainings that are designed for their needs. There are bright prospects in the interpreting field for well-trained Deaf Interpreters--for their regular and widespread use. Your donations help defray some of the costs for our Deaf colleagues, making these trainings available, and supporting the growth of the field.

When you register for any BMC event, you have the option to donate to Deaf Foundations Fund. You may also donate directly any amount you wish using the PayPal button below.

 

We are grateful for your support and hope others will follow your lead by donating whatever they can to this worthwhile effort.

 

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Deaf Foundations: Ally Donations


The Deaf Foundations of Interpreting Seminar Series is offered for Deaf Interpreters. This specialized series is for Deaf Interpreters only.

Donations from the larger interpreting community and elsewhere help to defray the cost of providing these seminars to our Deaf Interpreter colleagues.

Click here to contribute.