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 Virginia Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

A New Hope: Finally Making Sense of the Legal System for Interpreters

  • March 13, 2010
  • 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Roanoke, VA

Registration

Description: Confounded by the convolutions of courtspeak? Lost by what seems to be a babbling band of baboons when attorneys gather? This hands-on, basic introduction to the American legal system from the perspective of both the interpreter and the Deaf will go far to clarify what the legal system is all about. Presented with the knowledge and experience of a non-attorney yet from someone who’s been a part of the system for many years, you’ll relax and realize that legalese from the station to the courthouse and the jail can and should be understandable. Explanations in both English and ASL will bolster your confidence and better equip you to handle legal interpreting situations.

Presenter:  John Folker has been working with the Deaf for 32 years.  He has lived in seven states and now resides in Richmond, Virginia.  He has been a free-lance interpreter, a sign language business-owner, a pastor to the Deaf, a full-time court staff legal interpreter and workshop presenter for most of that time. Happily married for 22 years to another interpreter and the father of 3 wonderful children, John Folker welcomes the opportunity to provide whatever professional and educational experience he has with the fine people of your state!

Location:
Virginia Western Community College 
3093 Colonial Ave, SW
Nature Science Building   
Roanoke, VA 24015

Online registration will close on March 11.
 
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