Are you a highly motivated ASL interpreter in Louisiana looking to develop or enhance your knowledge and skills to work effectively in healthcare settings? If so, this project is for you! Louisiana Commission for the Deaf (LCD) is partnering with Idaho State for the Promoting Equity in Healthcare Interpreting Project (PEHI), a five-year Rehabilitation Services Administration grant-funded American Sign Language (ASL)/ English training. The purpose of the PEHI project is to advance opportunities for Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard-of-hearing patients to experience equitable healthcare by increasing the knowledge and effective communication skills of ASL/English interpreters.
Goals
- Train interpreters to become specialists in healthcare interpreting through skill enhancement
- Increase interpreters’ healthcare-specific knowledge
- Promote best practices for over-video interpreting in healthcare settings
This cohort will consist of a maximum of five (5) ASL interpreters participating in the nationwide effort to increase the quality and quantity of ASL interpreters in the healthcare field. This project begins on April 15, 2024, and ends on December 30, 2024.
To learn more about the PEHI or to apply please visit the links below: