Laurence Hayes, Department of American Sign Language & Interpreting, Eastern Kentucky University

• Introduction (2.14 min.)
• Frequently Encountered Problems & Solutions
• Gender Match: Interpreter & Client (1.14 min.)
• Age Match: Interpreter and Client (1.23 min.)
• Interpreters working with children who have experienced abuse (1.26 min.)
• Interpreter preparation re. the topic of abuse (2.22 min.)
• Interpreter knowledge of the language/jargon re. the topic of abuse (2.25 min.)
• Key Resources (2.02 min.)
• DOVE (Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and Children)
• ADARA
• Deaf Organizations & Community
• National Association of the Deaf
• Gallaudet University Alumni
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• Conference of Interpreter Trainers
• Areas of Topical Resource (2.41 min.)
• Interpreters: Role, Function, Preparation, Professional Development, & Use
• Networking with state, regional, and national interpreting agencies and organizations
• Technologies to support interpreter preparation, training, and use
• Collaborative grant development and implementation