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Combo Price

Combo: $250
Saturday or Friday Only $125
ITP Student: $75 for Interpreter Conference
ITP Student: $75 for Student Conference
ITP Student: $150 Both Interpreter and Student Conference
Student Representative *Ends March 15th
Thursday Keynote Speaker $20

Please select which workshops you want to attend (first register, first serve) and be sure to select the workshops your choice does not overlap other workshops of your choice.

Thursday April 4th

9AM-5PM Student Conference
7-9PM Keynote Speaker: Kim Kurz "Collaboration: The Deaf Community and Sign Language Interpreters" (2 hours)

Friday Morning April 5

8AM-11AM Dominic Harrison: "Racial Equity Training" (3 hours)
8AM-12PM Ben Hall & Linda Ross: "Don't Let me Be Misunderstood: Ethics & Professional Conduct in the Real World" (4 hours)
8AM-12PM Dan Hoffman: "Team Interpreting with Deaf Interpreters" (4 hours)
9AM-10:30AM Kim Kurz: "No Two Interpretations are alike: A study of constructed meaning in English to ASL Interpretations in education" (3 hours) **KEYNOTE SPEAKER**
10:30AM-12:00PM Kim Kurz: "A Profile of Deaf Interpreters in the USA" (1.5 hours) **KEYNOTE SPEAKER**
9AM-12PM Monique Champagne: "Mental Health in Community Settings" (3 hours)

Friday Afternoon April 5

2PM-5PM James Frost: "Interpreter Mentor Training" (3 hours)
2PM-5PM Deanna Swope: "Becoming an Ally: Supporting BIPOC Interpreters in the workplace" (3 hours)
2PM-5PM Ben Hall & Linda Ross: ""Don't Let me Be Misunderstood: "The Language Most Readily Understood"" (3 hours)
2PM-5PM Monique Champagne: "Mental Health in Educational Settings" (3 hours)

Saturday Morning April 6

8AM-5PM James Frost: "Certified Deaf Mentor Training"
8AM-10AM Jane Herder: "Hearing Differences & Vision Impairment/DeafBlind, Now What?" (2 hours)
8AM-10AM Dan Hoffman: "Number Incorporation: Am I Doing this Right?" (2 hours)
10AM-12PM: Community Forum (0.02 CEUS)

Saturday Afternoon April 6

2PM-5PM Amy Sue Guinn: "“Deaf Culture and Awareness Training: Ethical Dilemmas and First Responders.” (3 hours)
2PM-5PM Barbara Garrett: "National Trends in Educational Interpreting: Research Findings & the efforts at National Certification" (3 hours)
2PM-3:30PM Kim Kurz: "No Two Interpretations are alike: A study of constructed meaning in English to ASL Interpretations in education" (1.5 Hours) **KEYNOTE SPEAKER**
3:30PM-5:00PM Kim Kurz: "A Profile of Deaf Interpreters in the USA" (1.5 hours) **KEYNOTE SPEAKER**

**NOTICE** All presenters will use American Sign Language (ASL) for communication. For any kind of accommodations, please reach out to Shanda via shanda.miller@mcdhh.mo.gov No refunds will be given after March 31st. Registration postmarked after March 31st will be returned to sender. To register after March 31st, you must do so at the door using the on-site rate. The on-site registration fee is $350. Placement in workshops will be subject to availability.

Online: https://mcdhh.mo.gov/mcdhh-payment/ Please select MCDHH Conference Fees under Payment Type

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