IRIS Project Module Sample
This module is a sampling of the IRIS Project: Connections, Opportunities, Resources, and Education (CORE) program.
Content of this page is presented by Kelly Decker in American Sign Language.
The content included in this module provides:
- an introduction to the IRIS Project's goals and approaches;
- resources that IRIS and others developed to address and explore the demand for effective rural interpreter practitioners; and
- opportunities to consider the challenges and opportunities of rural interpreting.
Intended Audience: Interpreting mentors, educators, practitioners, and students.
Prerequisite: Participants need ASL fluency to participate in the course.
Throughout the IRIS: Rural Interpreting: Challenges & Opportunities module, participants will experience the following:
- Exposure to the experiences of Deaf individuals who live in rural areas;
- Exposure to the experiences of interpreters who live in rural areas; and
- Exploration of the challenges and opportunities of rural interpreting.
Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify personal language models.
- Identify key challenges presented to interpreters in rural settings.
- Identify key challenges faced by rural deaf community members.
- Identify opportunities for future collaboration with rural deaf and interpreting communities.
Rural Interpreting: Challenges & Opportunities
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The University of Northern Colorado and the IRIS Project are not offering Continuing Education Units (CEU) processing for the content presented here. Should you be interested in RID CEUs please contact any RID CMP Sponsor to inquire about a participant-initiated learning activity.
Please note that these resources are being made available to you as they were presented during the 2021-2026 grant cycle. Permission is granted to copy and disseminate this product for noncommercial educational purposes provided UNC-IRIS is credited as the source and referenced appropriately on any such copies. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Suggested citation: UNC-IRIS. (2024). Name of Resource. URL (if applicable).
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