ROOTing Service Delivery: Interpreters find their WINGS in the world of VRS
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1 ROOTing Service Delivery: Interpreters find their WINGS in the world of VRS Strategy - Structure - Funding
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ROOTing Service Delivery: Interpreters find their WINGS in the world of VRS. Strategy - Structure - Funding. … Objectives …. Participants will … Learn New Strategies to Address the Critical Need to Find Interpreters Gain Information about Creative Ways to Fund Interpreting Services - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ROOTing Service Delivery:Interpreters find their WINGS
in the world of VRSStrategy - Structure - Funding
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… Objectives …Participants will…
Learn New Strategies to Address the Critical Need to Find Interpreters
Gain Information about Creative Ways to Fund Interpreting Services
Be Encouraged to Share Positive and Creative Solutions to Address Interpreting Needs
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… Outline …
• Funding• Finding Services• Communicating with Administrators• Remote Services• Other Accommodation Options• Legal Considerations
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Creative Solutions
for FundingInterpreting Services
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Creative In House
Ideas
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… In House …• Hire Staff Interpreters: Pros/Cons
– PEPNet Interpreter Survey
• Hire Part-Time Interpreters – Benefits– Swing Schedules
• Consider Student Fee Structure
• Bill Other Departments
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Resource Sharing:Statewide and Institutional
Strategies
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… Resource Sharing …
• System Wide Agreements– Board of Regents– VR Agreements
• Subcontracts Between Institutions
• Sharing Interpreter Lists/Contacts
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Creative Solutions
for FindingInterpreting Services
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… Finding Services …
• www.rid.org
• Creative Incentives– Parking, Tuition, Fitness, Discounts, Housing… – Offer Continuing Education and/or Diagnostics
• Borrow/Barter
• Interpreter Training Programs
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… Finding Services …
• Establish Partnerships with Other Institutions – PROJECT REACH
“Schools Working Together to Meet Interpreting Needs:
Three Successful Wisconsin Interpreting Subcontracting Projects”
PEPNet 2006 Conference Session Friday - April 7th - 3:30 pm
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Viterbo College
Winona State (Minnesota)
29 miles
1 mile
LaCrosse, Wisconsin
UW- LaCrosse
1 mileWWT
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St. Mary’s University (Minnesota)
29 miles
… Project Reach …
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Communicating with Administrators (the pitch and the challenges)
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… Communicating …
• Strategies to Explain Costs– Spread Costs over All Students– Divide Costs in Terms of Credits, GPA,
Retention…
• Educating and Networking
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Remote ServicesNow & the Future
(another piece of the puzzle)VRI
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… Remote Services …• Education and Technology
– Working Together
• Projects and Resources– The PantherCom Project
• Independent and Private Sector Vendors
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… Postscript …
Considering
Other Accommodations
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Relay Typewell
CART
VRI
PagersC-Print
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… Other Accommodations …• Text Accommodation Options
– Stenography - CART– C-Print– Typewell– Instant Messaging– Text Messaging – Pagers– Conference Calls
• MUST be Fluent in ENGLISH -
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Legal Considerations
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… Legal Considerations …
• FCC Regulations– VRI vs. VRS
• Getting Your Legal House in Order– Documentation– Preparation for Audits– Protecting Your Institution
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… Objectives Review …Participants will…
– Learn New Strategies to Address the Critical Need to Find Interpreters
– Gain Information about Creative Ways to Fund Interpreting Services
– Be Encouraged to Share Positive and Creative Solutions to Address Interpreting Needs
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… Thank You …
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… Remote Services …
The Following List May Not Be Complete, and it is Ever Changing.
Inclusion Should Not be Considered an Endorsement by the Postsecondary
Education Programs Network.
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… Remote Interpreting …Birnbaum Interpreting Services8555 16th Street - Suite 400Silver Spring, MD 20902301-587-8885 v/[email protected]
Communication Access Center (CAC)1631 Miller RoadFlint, MI [email protected]
Communication Access Network, Inc.925 Wappoo Road – Suite BCharleston, SC 29407866-411-8377 voice877-411-8377 ttyDaryl Crouse – [email protected]
Communication Service for the Deaf 102 Krohn PlaceSioux Falls, SD 57103866) 291-8267 Voice/[email protected]
Deaf-Talk, Inc.607 Washington Road - Suite 302Pittsburgh, PA [email protected]
Interpretek1200A Scottsville Road - Suite 13Rochester, NY [email protected]@interpretek.comwww.interpretek.com
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… Remote Interpreting …Interpreters Inc.P.O. Box 604Wake Forest, NC [email protected]
Interpreting Solutions Inc.4369 S. Howell Avenue - Suite 305Milwaukee WI 53207414-727-8778coordinator@interpretingsolutionsinc.comwww.interpretingsolutionsinc.com
Network Interpreting Service, LLC322 E. Main Street Suite 300Burley, ID 83318 and4201 Mt. Voss St.San Diego, CA [email protected]
PantherCom ProjectUniversity of Wisconsin - MilwaukeePO Box 413Mitchell Hall 120Milwaukee, WI 53201414-229-2343Bambi Riehl – [email protected]/dept/panthercom
Sign Language Associates Inc.11002 Veirs Mill Road - Suite 506Silver Spring, MD 20902301-946-9710 v/[email protected]
Sign On, Inc.1414 Dexter Avenue N. Suite 316Seattle, WA 98109206-632-7100 voice - 206-632-7200 tty [email protected] www.SignOnASL.com
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… Remote Interpreting …SignTalk America, LLC55-02 BroadwayWoodside, New York 11377718-458-2211Herb Amster, [email protected]
Sorenson Communications Inc.4393 South Riverboat Road - Suite 300Salt Lake City, Utah 84123801-287-9400www.sorensonvri.com
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… Remote Speech-to-Text …Caption FirstP.O. Box 1924Lombard, IL [email protected]
Caption Reporters, Inc.9450 Pennsylvania Avenue - Suite 20Upper Marlboro, MD 20772301-599-1899 [email protected]
Captions Unlimited of Nevada, IncP.O. Box 20905 Reno, Nevada 89515 775-746-3534www.captionsunlimited.com
Cart Excellence,[email protected]
Carolinas Captioning3635 Stokes Avenue - Suite BCharlotte, NC 28210704.552.6753 [email protected]
Communique Interactive Solutions, Inc.540-775-7742 v - 540-775-1533 [email protected]
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… Remote Speech-to-Text …Deaf Access Solutions1819 Corcoran St NW - Suite B Washington DC, 20009 [email protected]
Hear InkSt. Louis, MO [email protected]
Quick Caption4927 Arlington AvenueRiverside, CA 92504951-779-0787 [email protected]
RapidText1801 Dove Street - Suite 101Newport Beach, CA 92660949-399-9200 v - 949-399-9273 [email protected]
RealTime [email protected]
Texas Closed Captioning310 East 34th StreetAustin, TX * [email protected]
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… Remote Speech-to-Text …Urban Caption1999 Avenue of the Stars - Suite 1100Century City, CA 90067310-525-3504300 Park Avenue - 17th FloorNew York, New York [email protected]
Viable Technologies9401 Fox Hollow DrivePotomac, MD 20854877-219-0662info@viabletechnologies.comwww.viabletechnologies.com
PantherCom Project University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeePO Box 413Mitchell Hall 120Milwaukee, WI 53201414-229-2343Bambi Riehl – [email protected]/dept/panthercom
