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Deaf-Blind Member Section

About DBMS

The purpose of the RID Deaf-Blind Member Section (DBMS) is to act as a national resource for interpreters, consumers and families regarding interpreting needs for individuals who are deaf-blind.

DBMS maintains a listserv open to all RID members and Deaf-Blind individuals. Members are invited to share information and events related to interpreting for Deaf-Blind individuals. The list is maintained by Mala Poe and is carefully moderated to include only pertinent, professional posts. Average number of posts has historically been less than one per week. Subscribe at http://tr.wou.edu/CGI-BIN/WA.CGI?A0=RID_DBMS.
 DBMS Profile

DBMS Leadership

Chair:  Candace Steffen Strayer
Vice-Chair: Mala Poe
Secretary: CM Hall
Treasurer(s): Tami Berk & Joey Graff
Fundraiser: Angela Lampiris-Piteris
Honorary Past Chair: Susan Morgan Morrow

Region Representatives:
Region I:  Joan Pellerin
Region II:  Michelle Pearson
Region III:  Jeanette Gladstone
Region IV:  Joan Blake
Region V:  Rick Labar

The DBMS Needs YOU!
We are currently developing a plan to host state-by-state and regional trainings to prepare interpreters to work with Deaf-Blind consumers.  Each of the DBMS Region Reps is looking for a go-getter in each state who is ready, willing and able to work toward bringing our training to YOUR back yard.  Please contact your DBMS Region Rep (see list above) if you're a well-qualified interpreter who is willing to champion our cause in your state.

LOOK FOR A DBMS-SPONSORED TRAINING NEAR YOU!

The DBMS Thanks the following donors:

• Jill Gaus and Susie Morgan Morrow for not only presenting three fabulous workshops on working with DB people at the RID Conference in Atlanta, but also for allowing the DBMS to hold raffles and a silent auction during those workshops.  
• DBTip (Deaf-Blind Training, Interpreting & Professional Development) for donating an online training for our online raffle.
• Silent Auction Donors:

Helen Keller National Center
The CATIE Center
Andre Pellerin, an artist who is Deaf-Blind
The Crazy Quilters, artists who are Deaf

Other Resources:

• The National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers, National Task Force on Deaf-Blind Interpreting (NTFDBI)
• The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
• The American Association of the Deaf-Blind
• Curriculum Guide for Infusing Deaf-Blind Interpreting into an Interpreter Education Program