American Sign Language Immersion Workshop Day

*A Friendly Reminder*

Saturday, May 9, 2009
9:00-3:00

at Lisbon High School

Sponsored by Lisbon High School and Mt. Blue High School

This year Lisbon High School’s Immersion Workshop Day has been planned for all students from both Lisbon and Mt. Blue High School who are in grades 9-12 who are taking ASL I and II. The event is designed to offer students expressive and receptive language practice in a real-world environment with hearing and native signers, and to learn more about Deaf cultural issues. This year we will also have a group of panelists to discuss the wide variety of employment opportunities for people with ASL skills.

The event is free for LHS and MBHS students, but ASL students from other schools and interested adults in the community are also welcome, with advance reservations. Students - $5, adults-$10. A pizza lunch will be available for an additional $2, also by advance reservations. Bottled water will be provided, but LHS does not have soda vending machines, so if you would like, you may bring your own drink.

For more information and reservations, please contact Gail Carlson (778-1786, johnandgail@beeline-online.net) or Lori Lewis (645-3945, lorilewis@myfairpoint.net).


Schedule of events

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00 -9:30 Introduction and Getting-to-Know-You Activities

9:30-9:45 Break

9:45-10:45 First Panel: Families with Deaf Family Members

These speakers will include parents and siblings of deaf children and CODAs

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Second Panel: Employment Opportunities with ASL

These speakers will include Deaf and hearing interpreters who work in schools and the
community; a Teacher of the Deaf (TOD); a counselor for the Deaf; a Deaf pediatric nurse; people whose clients use ASL.

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:30 Judy Kegl, Ph.D., USM and Barney Vega: Nicaraguan Sign Language

1:30-1:45 Break

1:45-2:45 Adaptive Communications Devices – Maine Center on Deafness


Hope you can join us!