Presented at the 2020 Summit

Minors And The Legal System

0.6 CEUs, PS Legal

We interpreters tend to use ASL as “one size fits all” for our Deaf clients. But in reality, Deaf minors’ ASL is not the same as Deaf adult use of ASL. Part 1 focus on 1) how to adapt your interpreting to Deaf minors’ age, education, background, and fund of knowledge (including senior citizens whose language has regressed to childhood ASL,) and 2) how to deflect interpreters from becoming the “attorney, counselor, investigator, police, abuser” in role assumption/constructed action by using props instead. This is essential for any cases involving abuse. Part 2 expands on how to interpret “abuse” accurately for various types of abuses in the legal system. Part 3 looks at how to avoid leading questioning with minors. Children naturally want to please adults so we do not want to inadvertently influence their answers. How can we elicit honest answers from them when questions are so vague? What are some possible settings for minors in legal systems?

Workshop Curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome

    • Workshop Handout
  2. 2

    • Watch
  3. 3

    • Watch

    • Watch
  4. 4

    • Watch

    • Watch
  5. 5

    • Quiz

Reviews from The Summit

Average Rating

4.7/5.0The activity provided opportunities to develop skill and/or awareness.

4.4/5.0The learning materials used were effective and complimented the goals of the activity.

4.7/5.0This activity will contribute to my professional growth.

4.8/5.0The instructor interacted with the participants in a professional manner.

  • Summit Attendee

    "LOVE this presenter, depth of knowledge, examples of application, breadth of experience. AMAZING"

  • Summit Attendee

    "This is one of the best workshops I have been to-I really appreciate the presenter’s deep analytical thinking and encouragement for us to do this same kind of deep thinking about not only how we interpret but why we interpret the way we do. I especially appreciate his emphasis on the perspective of the consumer and what the experience is like for them."

  • Summit Attendee

    "Eye-opening perspective in the analysis of sign choices to avoid undue influence on the outcome of an interaction. Keeps me passionate about my work and stimulated about the quality of my work product."

Meet Your Presenter

CDI

Nigel Howard

Nigel Howard is adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Linguistics. It is the same at the University of Victoria. At Douglas College, he works in the Program of Sign Language Interpretation (INTR), and Child, Family and Community Studies (CFCS). Nigel has been an interpreter for around 25 years in various setting such as medical, mental health, legal, theatre, community and conference/workshop settings locally, nationally and internationally. He is an Accredited International Sign Interpreter by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI). He is part of the United Nations team of International Sign interpreters Nigel provides workshops, trainings and presentations for both Deaf and interpreter communities around the world ranging, for example, from Interpreting in Medical Settings to Deaf Interpreter training to Deafhood: Global Diversity in Deaf Culture, and Enculturation & Acculturation: Deaf and Hearing Worlds/Spaces. He also does interpretation on media. One cool thing is commuting by the seaplane between Vancouver and Victoria for work.
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