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Upcoming Mentoring & Courses

ASL Chat With Deaf Language Mentors

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Perhaps you are in or have graduated from an ITP and you are determined to pass the NIC or BEI. Or maybe you are striving to achieve a 4.0 on the EIPA. Are you already certified but despite all your training and hard work, you know you are still struggling with your reception skills. Maybe you need to expand your vocabulary and simply feel that your signing is not fluid enough. You know you need more exposure to Deaf individuals who are native users of sign language but that has proved to be a challenge. 

Please join us for a two hour weekly ASL Chat! You will have the opportunity to learn from Deaf Mentors with diverse backgrounds and a variety of signing styles. You will also have the option to join our Collaborative Practice room where you can enjoy guided interpreting practice with a Deaf Mentor and peers. This is a fantastic opportunity to chat, ask Deaf individuals questions and be mentored in a safe and supportive environment!

To provide additional flexibility for participants, ASL Chat with Deaf Language Mentors has been divided into five separate 2-week workshop modules. This updated format allows participants to attend the modules that best fit their schedules while still earning RID CEUs for each completed module attended. The content, mentoring opportunities, and collaborative ASL practice experience remain the same, but the modular structure provides greater scheduling flexibility and more manageable CEU tracking throughout the program.

ASL Chat with Deaf Language Mentors is now offered as five separate 2-week RID-sponsored workshop modules to provide participants with greater scheduling flexibility. Participants may attend the modules that best fit their schedules and earn RID CEUs for each completed module attended. The ASL mentoring, collaborative practice opportunities, and weekly interaction with Deaf Language Mentors remain the same while allowing for more flexible participation throughout the program.

Where: Zoom

When: Mondays 4pm – 6pm PST | June 1 – Aug 3, 2026

Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm PST (California)

(You will the receive Zoom login details via email, once you have completed the registration)

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Instructor: Dustin Yaeger BA

Dustin is a Bi-cultural Deaf adult whose first and primary language is ASL and as a result, he brings the important perspective of being a consumer of interpreting services to mentoring and training! He has worked as a translator in New York on projects that include the translation of science, history and social studies publications. He holds a bachelors degree in English and is a member of the Conference of Interpreters Trainers. In addition to Teaching ASL, Dustin has worked as a Deaf Interpreter and Interpreter Mentor with CCSLI INC. Since 2022, he served as CCSLI's Director of Education and is now the Academic Program Coordinator for the CCSLI Interpreter Training and Assessment Center.