We want to make certain that everyone knows that discussion cannot be open-ended; we need to close it at some point in order to get started on the actual program. Today is Thursday, April 7th. Discussion on this round will close on Saturday, April 30th. Thank you!

Round Two of Not Yet Ready For Prime Time Interpreter Discussion: Welcome This posting has four parts: an introduction; a draft policy; a discussion section; and a short definition of other non-classroom components of USM's Interpreter Training Program. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Part I - Introduction: The Interpreter Training Program of the University of Southern Maine wishes to add to its program a safe and systematic way for its students to gain experience in the actual pr...

The Interpreter Training Program of the University of Southern Maine wishes to add to its program a safe and systematic way for its students to gain experience in the actual practice of interpreting. Past attempts to do this have broken down over objections to the name ("Luxury Interpreter" - note that this has been discarded), the appropriate situations for use of student interpreters, and other issues. The current effort seeks to obtain broad public input - from the Deaf community, the co...