march, 2025
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
Location
Virtual Workshop - Zoom
Presented in
ASL with English Interpretation
CEUs
0.2 Professional Studies
ASLIS is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for a total of 0.2 CEUs at Some Content Knowledge Level.
Event Details
Frozen texts traditionally come with frozen translations, but ASL is an ever-evolving language reflecting a changing culture and community. Using outdated translations will not
Event Details
Frozen texts traditionally come with frozen translations, but ASL is an ever-evolving language reflecting a changing culture and community. Using outdated translations will not serve the DHH community well. This presentation looks at new and dynamic ways to translate and interpret some common frozen texts, as well as a few more unique ones.
Educational Objectives:
Participants will:
- Recognize what makes a translation outdated
- Examine new and dynamic approaches to frozen text translation
- Practice creating more modern translations of frozen text
Presenter Bio
Crom Saunders is currently an Associate Professor at the American Sign Language Department of Columbia College, Chicago. Crom works extensively in translation, including PSA videos and children’s stories, with organizations such as Fun4TheDisabled and Sally Is Sarah, LLC. Crom has interpreted dozens of plays, from children’s theatre to musicals, including at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Steppenwolf Theater, and has taught dozens of ASL linguistics, educational, and theatrical workshops across the nation, in addition to working as a Director of ASL for several theatre companies across the nation. He also has a one-man show, “Cromania!”, which he performs worldwide.
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