Breana Cross-Caldwell, BS, CI and CT Summer is the season of nature's fullest expression of growth. As we move through this time of fullness, when all is blooming and the sun is at its peak in the midday sky, may we take a moment to [...]
President Jonathan Webb, BS, CI and CT This August release of VIEWS stands as the year-mark for the current ’19-’21 RID Board. This last year we have embarked on a journey of transformation. The transformation has been about looking at who we are and what [...]
Richard McCowin, NAD Vice President Interviewer: Kelly Brakenhoff, NIC How has this impacted our mindset on situations involving our Black, Deaf community? An interview with Richard McCowin, NAD VP Did you watch the interpreted press conferences in Omaha during [...]
Royce Carpenter, MA, NIC:M & Michon Shaw, MS, NIC ROYCE CARPENTER On any popular social media platform there are hundreds of videos of young Black people signing Hip Hop songs in an entertaining construct. The irony: less than 7% of certified interpreters are Black [...]
What habits do you lean on in times of crisis? Breana Cross-Caldwell, BS, CI and CT In the case of learning to drive, you are made painfully aware of every small movement or amount of pressure you apply, and just how many buttons and [...]
Shonna Magee Hudson, CI and CT, OTC, NIC Master Hello. I am Shonna Magee Hudson, a certified interpreter from Florida. I am the chair of the RID Emergency Management Interpreting white paper. This white paper committee is made up of experts in the field [...]
Tara Stevens, CI and CT, NAD III & Amy Schilling, CI and CT Whether working as mentors, colleagues, interpreters, or as interpreter-educators, we believe in and have seen the benefits of service; we not only encourage this but strive to model community involvement for [...]
David Stuckless, NIC As you're reading this issue of Views, “Coronavirus”, “COVID-19” and “pandemic”, are suddenly words that have changed our lives. Six months ago only mentioned in anti-bacterial laboratories, these words are now a part of almost every conversation. These events have changed [...]
