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Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library
By Donna DiMichele | February 8, 2012
In two 90-minute online sessions you’ll learn how to make your library a welcoming place for deaf people. You will gain an understanding of Deaf Culture, learn several useful library-related signs, and be ready to work confidently with interpreters for your programs. Links to video demonstrations and handouts for library-related signs will be made accessible to participants to encourage practice and implementation after the workshop.
Dates and times:
- Wednesdays, February 22 and 29, 2012
- Noon-1:30P Eastern / 11:00A-12:30P Central / 10:00-11:30A Mountain / 9:00A-10:30A Pacific
Topics covered in this two-part workshop:
- An overview of the different ways deaf people communicate
- Understanding and meeting your library’s legal obligation to serve the deaf
- Strategies for communicating with a deaf or hard-of-hearing person in the library
- Tips for finding, hiring, and working with interpreter
Kathy MacMillan, writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and storyteller, is the instructor.
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