Yes...lists! In an effort to quickly spread the word of upcoming events throughout the region, NWOC maintains an electronic mailing list. Notices are sent out roughly once a quarter (or as the need arises), and contain information about upcoming events, new products, and training opportunities. These are brief, NEVER include an attachment, and refer the reader to more detailed information at this or other websites. A sample e-mail notification from a past mailing is posted below. Others can be viewed at http://www.wou.edu/nwoc/news.htm.

We also periodically send out notices through US mail. If you would like to be added to our mailing lists, please send your name, affiliation (if any), complete mailing address, and e-mail address (phone/fax info optional, but appreciated) to wrocc@wou.edu.
 

August 15, 2000

NORTHWEST NEWS UPDATE

NWSRD CALL FOR PROGRAMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2000TELECLASS: POSTSECONDARY INTERPRETING

C-PRINT TRAINING IN THE NORTHWEST

ATTENTION: HEALTH SCIENCES PROFESSIONALS NEEDED

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE TREATMENT CONFERENCE SEPT 7-9, 2000

PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR TEENS PROJECT

E-MAIL NOTIFICATION LIST

NWSRD CALL FOR PROGRAMS
The Call for Programs and general conference information on the Northwest Symposium on Rehabilitation and Deafness is now available on the NWOC website at http://www.wou.edu/nwoc/nwsrd. Print versions of the Call for Programs will be mailed near the end of August. The conference will be held April 4-6, 2001 in Portland, Oregon at the DoubleTree Columbia River and targets service providers working with individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and deaf-blind. Registration information will be available in January, 2001. This conference features not only dynamic speakers and networking opportunities, but also exciting opportunities to see communication access in action for a variety of needs. MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
 
SEPTEMBER 28 TELECLASS: POSTSECONDARY INTERPRETING
The Fall PEPNet satellite teleclass (C & KU band) is 9/28 from 11-1 Pacific Time and is entitled ‘Postsecondary Interpreting: Roles, Responsibilities and Readiness.' This course will examine the "3 R's" of interpreting from the perspective of the interpreter, coordinator, consumer and those representing small, medium & large size programs. Topics include coordinating interpreting services, roles and responsibilities, interpreting in different settings, professional development, situational ethics, and navigating the institution. You can e-mail your questions in advance to wrocc@csun.edu.
 
Registration information is available at http://wrocc.csun.edu or by contacting Terri Goldstein at terri.goldstein@csun.edu or 1-888-684-4695 (V/TTY). The downlink fee for sites is $100. NWOC is offering stipends to programs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to cover the $100 downlink fee to sites wishing to offer the teleclass. Contact Cheryl Davis (info below) to receive approval and the instructions on how to obtain a stipend. Registration deadline is September 7, 2000.
 
If you are in the Willamette Valley, Western Oregon University will be a downlink site. Attendance is free and open to the public. For others, check out the WROCC webpage at http://wrocc.csun.edu to locate a downlink site or to find out about stipends available in your area. Videotapes of previous teleclasses are available from the PEPNet Resource Center at http://prc.csun.edu.
 
C-PRINT TRAINING IN THE NORTHWEST
NWOC will host a week-long training seminar for C-Print captionists November 13-17, 2000 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. C-Print captioning is used as a speech-to-text classroom access tool for deaf and hard of hearing students. A typist called a C-Print Captionist types a teacher’s lecture (and student comments) into a laptop computer using condensing strategies and keyboard abbreviations. The typed information is expanded into full text and displayed simultaneously on the second laptop computer or a television monitor for students to read during class. Afterward, the printed text is available to students for review purposes.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Class size will be limited to 20 people. Students must pass a 1-hour pretest to be approved for the seminar. Pretests must be completed and submitted by September 29, 2000. Approved trainees must bring their own PC laptops to the training. The C-Print program and workbook materials cost $150.00. There are no additional training fees associated with this training. A limited number of travel stipends will be available. FMI or to receive pretests, contact Cheryl Davis (info below) or go to http://www.wou.edu/nwoc/cprint.htm.
 
ATTENTION: HEALTH SCIENCES PROFESSIONALS NEEDED
Do you know of a professional who is deaf or hard of hearing and working in the health sciences fields (e.g., nurse, doctor, dentist, EMT, clinical lab technician, dental hygienist, radiation therapy, etc.)? The Health Sciences Students with Disabilities Faculty Education Project at Oregon Health Sciences University is looking for individuals with disabilities to interview about their educational and work experiences as a person with a disability in the health sciences field. The goal and purpose of the study is to increase the capacity for faculty to provide effective accommodations to students with disabilities in Health Sciences Programs, thereby increasing the retention of students with disabilities in Health Sciences Programs. FMI: Jared Schultz 1-800-410-7069 v/tty or Schuljar@ohsu.edu.
 
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE TREATMENT CONFERENCE SEPT 7-9, 2000
The Northwest Deaf Addiction Center, a new inpatient treatment center in Vancouver, Washington is sponsoring a 3-day training. The Charles Davidson Conference “Opening Doors: Treatment & Recovery Services to Chemically Dependent Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals” features a keynote by Betty Miller, a Deaf Certified Alcoholic and Drug Counselor and Consultant and presenters Debra Guthmann & Kathy Sandberg from the Minnesota Chemical Dependence Program, & Jackie Hyman and Robert Le Mons from the Northwest Deaf Addiction Center. FMI: Barbara Becker at 360-397-2075 x7831 (V), 360-397-6065 (TTY) or barbara.becker@co.clark.wa.us. CEUs available.

PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR TEENS PROJECT
Through the Looking Glass is conducting a 3-year project to learn more about the experiences of families in which a parent with a disability is raising a teen. For more information, or to participate, contact Connie Conley-Jung, Ph.D. at 800-644-2666 (Voice), 800-804-1616 (TTY), e-mail tlg@lookingglass.org, or go to http://www.lookingglass.org
 
E-MAIL NOTIFICATION LIST
This list is a service of the Northwest Outreach Center developed in an effort to reach interested parties in the Northwest as quickly as possible with upcoming events. Notices are sent about once each quarter, more or less often as the need arises. The notices will NEVER include an attachment. If you wish to continue to receive these notices, do nothing. If you would like to be removed from this list, notify Cheryl Davis and you will be removed immediately. Please pass this info on to other interested parties (note: they will need to contact Cheryl Davis to sign up to receive the info automatically.) PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO POST THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWSLETTER TO LISTS AND TO PASS IT ON TO OTHERS.
 

 Direct suggestions, comments, and questions about this page to:

Annette Leonard, Coordinator
WROCC Outreach Site
at Western Oregon University
Regional Resource Center on Deafness
Western Oregon University
Monmouth OR 97361
503-838-8642 (v/tty)
503-838-8228 (fax)
http://www.wou.edu/wrocc
wrocc@wou.edu

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