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Understanding Power, Privilege and Oppression
General Resources
National/International Organizations
Rochester Deaf Community Resources
Rochester Interpreter Education Resources
Rochester Interpreter Employment Opportunities
Understanding Power, Privilege and Oppression
Websites / Blogs
Guide to Allyship - https://guidetoallyship.com/
Black Perspectives - https://www.aaihs.org/black-perspectives/
White Accomplices - https://www.whiteaccomplices.org/
Anti-Racism Resources - https://www.washington.edu/raceequity/resources/anti-racism-resources/
My Blackish Brain - Blog by Ritchie Bryant - www.facebook.com/blackishbrain/
Anti-Racism Daily - https://www.antiracismdaily.com/read
General Articles
"6 ways to be antiracist, because being 'not racist' isn't enough" - Rebecca Ruiz, June 2020
"What it means to be anti racist" - Anna North, June 2020
“What exactly is a microaggression?” - Jenée Desmond-Harris, February 2015
Interpreting Specific Articles
“The Power of White Gaze: Erasure of Black Signers” - David Player, October 2020
“Dear White Deaf People” - David Player, September 2020
Books
We highly recommend buying from an independent bookshop owned by people of color. You can find a list of them here!
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
What White Children Need to Know About Race by Ali Michael
White By Law by Ian Haney López
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel
Pre-Recorded, Interpreter Specific Webinars
Black Deaf Culture through the Lens of History
Kaleidoscope Within the Asian Deaf Community
Protactile and Black & Brown Trans-Queerness: Reducing Antagonisms in Our Work
The 50 Year Gap: Racial Disparities in Interpreting Programs and the Pathway Forward
Collaborative Storytelling on Social Justice
Black Narratives & Culturally Competent Services
General: Links to lists of links
Deaf Websites – Fighting audism through empowerment and education - www.deaflinx.com
RID - Searchable database of accredited ASL / Interpreting college programs - https://myaccount.rid.org/Public/Search/Organization.aspx
National / International Groups
National Association of the Deaf - www.nad.org
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), Inc. - www.rid.org
RID Region I - https://rid.org/about
World Association of Sign Language Interpreters - www.wasli.org
Rochester Deaf Community
Rochester Recreation Club of the Deaf - www.rochesterdeafclub.org
Deaf Elders Around Rochester - www.rochesterdeafclub.org/events
Deaf Wellness Center - www.urmc.rochester.edu/dwc
Monroe County Deaf Hub - http://mcdhub.org/
Deaf Refugee Advocacy - https://www.deafrefugeeadvocacy.org/
Addiction Treatment and Rehab For Deaf And Blind Individuals - www.addictionresource.net/addiction-recovery-for-hearing-impaired/
Regional Center for Independent Living - http://www.rcil.org/
Center for Disability Rights - http://www.cdrnys.org/
National Center for Deaf Health Research - www.urmc.rochester.edu/ncdhr
Rochester Area ASL / Interpreter Education
RIT/NTID Interpreting Program - https://www.ntid.rit.edu/aslie/
RIT Randleman Program - https://www.rit.edu/ntid/das/randleman
Keuka Interpreting Program - https://www.keuka.edu/academics/programs/aslenglish-interpreting
MCC ASL Department - https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/sign/
University of Rochester ASL Department - http://www.sas.rochester.edu/asl/
Rochester Interpreter Employment Opportunities
Interpretek (freelance agency) - www.interpretek.com
Sign Language Connection, Inc. (freelance agency) - www.slc-inc.com
Midnight Kommunications (freelance agency) - www.mkinterpreting.com
RIT (University) - https://www.rit.edu/ntid/das
University of Rochester Medical Center (Strong Hospital and affiliates) - URMC Interpreting Services
University of Rochester Deaf Professional Interpreter Services - DPIS
BOCES (K-12) - Monroe One
Specialized ASL / Interpreting Resources
STEM signs in ASL - ASL Clear
STEM and Humanities signs in ASL - ASL Core
Annotated Bibliography of Legal Interpreting Resources - UNCO Annotated Bibliography
Mental Health Interpreting Resources - CATIE Center Webshops and Modules
Mental Health Interpreter Training - MHIT
Certificate in Healthcare Interpreting - RIT CHI
Masters in Healthcare Interpreting - RIT MS