Jack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe) (03/23/91)
Index Number: 14135
[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
Hi Annie:
I was just re-reading the report "Educational Interpreting for Deaf
Students" that your old friend Bob Davila distributed. The report
recognizes five specific communication modes for deaf studemts,
along with corresponding "endorsement areas". It recommends that
before graduation from an educational interpreter training program,
students should have a high level of proficiency in ASL, PSE, and
at least one form of MCE. (This does not apply to students planning
to become Oral or Cued Speech interpreters, which are also recognized
endorsement areas.)
The five endorsement areas are ASL, CS, MCE, ORAL, and PSE.
The report continues "In specifying these five endorsement areas, there
is no intent to preclude others". This would include tactile for deaf-
blind students, etc. It's good that total communication is alive and
well where it really matters.
I was impressed by Bob Davila's kenote address last year in Little Rock.
Wayne would remember that too, unless that was the morning Miss Piggie
slept in. Remember, someone was receiving an important award for his
SHHH work, but didn't wake up in time for the presentation ceremony.
Tsk, Tsk ;-)
... Xpress Yourself!
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Internet: Jack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.orgJack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe) (03/28/91)
Index Number: 14512
[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
>> The five endorsement areas are ASL, CS, MCE, ORAL, and PSE.
AS> I'm a little surprised that SEE was not mentioned as I was
AS> informed it is quite widely used in DC. Of course, PSE is a
AS> combo of ASL/SEE - so that could be the reason
Wouldn't MCE (Manually Coded English) encompass it? And they
specifically DO NOT preclude others (e.g. Tactile). This is
so very important. "Different strokes for different folks!"
... :-)
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