Interpreter’s Resource Shelf (appeared in RID VIEWS October, 2006, reprinted with permission)
Kathy MacMillan, NIC, M.L.S.
Vocabulary Builders in Sign Language: Computers. Produced by Disability Support Services of Jacksonville State University in conjunction with the Captioned Media Program. Available for free loan through the Captioned Media Program (www.cfv.org)
30 minutes.
Perfect for new interpreters or seasoned interpreters who want to hone their specialized vocabulary, this videotape demonstrates nearly 200 signs for computer terminology. Walter Ripley, a high school math and computer teacher at the Alabama School for the Deaf, demonstrates the signs, and closes with a brief biography describing his qualifications. For each term, the sign is shown twice, along with a voiceover and the English word on the screen. The signs shown here are extremely conceptual, and are likely to give even veteran interpreters food for thought. Though some terms are fingerspelled or abbreviated, others, such as CACHE and COPYRIGHT, are shown with a bit more expansion. Any interpreter who works in technological settings is sure to find something here to improve his or her craft.
This video is one of many in the Vocabulary Builders in Sign Language series, which also includes volumes covering Math, Science, English, Psychology, and American History and Government. Each video features a deaf professional demonstrating commonly-accepted signs in his or her area of expertise, and often shows multiple signs or combinations of signs for each English term. Other volumes in the series are also available for free loan through the Captioned Media Program (www.cfv.org).
This column appears monthly in VIEWS. Please direct questions, comments, or suggestions for resources to highlight in future issues to Kathy MacMillan at info@kathymacmillan.com.
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I should point out that the "Captioned Media Program" is now the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) and the website URL is dcmp.org. Thanks for the mention; we encourage interpreters (and interpreters in training) to check out our many materials about ASL [PDF], most of which are available to stream instantly (a free DCMP membership is required).
As an addendum to my first comment (from 4/21), we've just added a bunch of new ASL interpreter training titles from Signs of Development's WWWorkshop series. Check out a new flyer [PDF] featuring these titles, and be sure to visit us on our new DCMP Facebook page.
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