Welcome to Next Step!

Our goal: To enhance working Deaf professionals throughout North America, with the potential and desire to work as Deaf interpreters with critical thinking activities and hands on experiences by offering webinars, case studies/group discussions, and mock interpreting practice

Program Packet:

ASL version: Welcome Program Packet by Sorenson IEPD Staff

(7:52 minutes)

English version: Welcome Packet

At the end of the program, participants will be able to do the following:

Next Step offers:
  • Workshops on the following topics:
    • Ethical decision making
    • Team interpreting
    • Power, Privilege, and Oppression
    • Language assessment
    • Self-care
  • Case-studies to challenge ethical boundaries and critical thinking.
  • Group discussions lead by experienced DI/HI teams
  • Real-time Virtual Mock interpreting experiences
DIA programs are open to people of all backgrounds regardless of age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and gender identity. Participants can direct reasonable accommodation requests to DIAcademy@sorenson.com. This program is sponsored by Sorenson Interpreter Education Professional Development at no cost to the participant. Registered participants will receive email communication if all or part of their program is cancelled.
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