Ethics & Interpreting in the Internet Age
Workshop Description:
The NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct was last updated in 2005, nearly two decades ago. Much in the world has changed since including the way we interact in society. It's time to update the CPC to include additional protections for both the Deaf Communities and interpreters, particularly with respect to how we engage with one another through social media. There are also many ethical issues that need to be addressed by the conduct of interpreters when they are not interpreting, paralleling the ethical codes and practices of other professions. This workshop will raise issues that need to be examined, discussed, and addressed as we move forward with updating the CPC.
Workshop Objectives:
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Articulate the challenges and limitations of the current CPC;
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Discuss specific new ethical issues faced by interpreters and members of the Deaf Communities;
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Describe why members of the Deaf Communities are frustrated by these new ethical issues, which has led to more mistrust; and
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Explore possible solutions to these new ethical issues.
Presenter Bio:
HOWARD A. ROSENBLUM is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Deaf Equality, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing equality for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Hard of Hearing, and Late Deafened people in the USA and worldwide. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineer from the University of Arizona (1988) and a law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (1992). Mr. Rosenblum has used his skills as an engineer and as a lawyer for over thirty two years, including: thirteen years at the NAD; nine years as a Senior Attorney at Equip for Equality, a nonprofit organization in Illinois; and ten years with a private law firm. He spearheaded significant legal precedents such as: NAD v. Netflix, NAD v. Harvard, NAD v. MIT, NAD v. Trump, and Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools. He currently serves as the legal advisor to the World Federation of the Deaf. In 2010 and again in 2014, he was appointed by President Obama to serve on the U.S. Access Board.