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Featuring author Rachel Kolb
Moderated by Amy Longstreth
November 2, 2026
7-8:30pm CT / 8-9:30pm ET
0.15 PS CEUs
Workshop Description:
"Articulate: A Conversation with Rachel Kolb for Interpreters" invites interpreters into a thoughtful conversation with Articulate author Rachel Kolb about communication, identity, and the lived experiences that shape interpreter-consumer interactions.
Drawing from her memoir and her experiences navigating both Deaf and hearing worlds, Rachel will explore questions that challenge common assumptions about language, accessibility, voice, and successful communication. Through a moderated discussion and audience engagement, participants will examine interpreting from the perspective of the Deaf consumer and consider how our choices as interpreters influence trust, connection, and understanding.
Rather than focusing on interpreting techniques, this session encourages reflective practice by exploring the human experiences that exist alongside every interpreted interaction. Participants will leave with a deeper appreciation for the complexity of communication and practical insights that can strengthen ethical decision-making, cultural humility, and consumer-centered interpreting.
Educational Objectives:
By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Analyze how a Deaf individual's lived experiences can shape expectations and perceptions of interpreted communication. (Analyze)
Examine assumptions about communication, voice, and language that may influence interpreting decisions. (Analyze)
Identify characteristics of effective interpreter practice from the perspective of a Deaf consumer. (Understand)
Apply insights from the discussion to support more reflective, ethical, and consumer-centered interpreting. (Apply)
Presenter Bio:
Rachel Kolb is a writer whose work explores communication, language, and disability as central components of human experience. A graduate of Stanford University, she was the first signing deaf Rhodes scholar at Oxford before receiving her Ph.D. in English literature from Emory University and then completing a junior fellowship in the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. Her work has been published in The New York Times and The Atlantic, among other venues, and she is the author of the new memoir Articulate.
DISCLAIMER:
Should you require any accommodations, please contact us at kayla@signlanguagestudiosllc.com.
This event upholds nondiscriminatory practices and encourages a learning environment of mutual respect and free from bias. Sign Language Studios is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This program will offer 0.15 PS CEUs, at the Little/None Content Knowledge Level.
For a full refund, contact SLS.
Featuring author Rachel Kolb
Moderated by Amy Longstreth
November 2, 2026
7-8:30pm CT / 8-9:30pm ET
0.15 PS CEUs
Workshop Description:
"Articulate: A Conversation with Rachel Kolb for Interpreters" invites interpreters into a thoughtful conversation with Articulate author Rachel Kolb about communication, identity, and the lived experiences that shape interpreter-consumer interactions.
Drawing from her memoir and her experiences navigating both Deaf and hearing worlds, Rachel will explore questions that challenge common assumptions about language, accessibility, voice, and successful communication. Through a moderated discussion and audience engagement, participants will examine interpreting from the perspective of the Deaf consumer and consider how our choices as interpreters influence trust, connection, and understanding.
Rather than focusing on interpreting techniques, this session encourages reflective practice by exploring the human experiences that exist alongside every interpreted interaction. Participants will leave with a deeper appreciation for the complexity of communication and practical insights that can strengthen ethical decision-making, cultural humility, and consumer-centered interpreting.
Educational Objectives:
By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Analyze how a Deaf individual's lived experiences can shape expectations and perceptions of interpreted communication. (Analyze)
Examine assumptions about communication, voice, and language that may influence interpreting decisions. (Analyze)
Identify characteristics of effective interpreter practice from the perspective of a Deaf consumer. (Understand)
Apply insights from the discussion to support more reflective, ethical, and consumer-centered interpreting. (Apply)
Presenter Bio:
Rachel Kolb is a writer whose work explores communication, language, and disability as central components of human experience. A graduate of Stanford University, she was the first signing deaf Rhodes scholar at Oxford before receiving her Ph.D. in English literature from Emory University and then completing a junior fellowship in the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. Her work has been published in The New York Times and The Atlantic, among other venues, and she is the author of the new memoir Articulate.
DISCLAIMER:
Should you require any accommodations, please contact us at kayla@signlanguagestudiosllc.com.
This event upholds nondiscriminatory practices and encourages a learning environment of mutual respect and free from bias. Sign Language Studios is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This program will offer 0.15 PS CEUs, at the Little/None Content Knowledge Level.
For a full refund, contact SLS.