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October 21, 2022

Adjunct Instructor – American Sign Language (Newark/Wilmington, DE)

Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC)

Position Title	Adjunct Instructor – American Sign Language
Position Number	TBD
Position Type	Temporary Part-Time
Hiring Location	George Campus-Wilmington, DE
Contact Phone Number	302-573-5469
Contact Email Address	w-jobs@dtcc.edu
Work Location	Stanton/George Campus-Newark, DE/Wilmington, DE
Position Specific Details	The incumbent in this position must demonstrate command of ASL and possess experience and/or ability to teach both on-campus or remotely.
Salary	$38 per hour

More information and application link at https://dtcc.peopleadmin.com/postings/10832.

October 20, 2022

Charlotte city council move broadens access for deaf community

ASL interpreter shown in upper right corner of Charlotte City, NC council meeting. Screenshot from the news channel video for an example.

The Charlotte city council started providing ASL interpretation during their bi-monthly meetings in September.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – American Sign Language, or ASL, interpretation is now available during Charlotte city council business meetings.

A city spokesperson, who said the change went into effect in September after the new city council was sworn in, explained this was a way to connect more with the deaf and hard of hearing community here in Charlotte.

Donna McCord-Smolik, who is deaf and communicates with ASL, says it’s a game changer.

“I’m thrilled!” she signed.

October 20, 2022

Inside Zoom’s Sign Language Interpretation Feature

See Zoom’s new Sign Language mode in action. Watch how the meeting host sets it up, how viewers can activate the feature, and see some of the issues interpreters have to work around to partner effectively. For more information including a detailed how-to and deeper discussion of the issues raised in the video, visit: https://www.tealanguagesolutions.com/inside-zooms-sign-language-interpretation-feature.

For a more accessible version with fewer zoom-ins that put the ASL interpreters out of view, watch: https://youtu.be/0UI52TMRDwA Thank you to ASL interpreters Tailyn Kaster and Amber Tucker for their excellent work and insight.

A screenshot of the video below showing one ASL interpreter on a ‘post it’ (aka: sticky note) that stays on top of zoom to ensure you do not loose sight of the interpreter. Do note that there are some limitations of the new feature especially the lack of saving the zoom video with the interpreters visible as the interpreters are lost then when using the new feature. See the PDF file on their website for details and instructions.

Zoom example showing one ASL interpreter on a 'post it' on top of the zoom video program/app.