ALL SIGN LINGUISTS - FYI re: requesting interpreting at LSA

[Ronnie Wilbur]

>From the March Issue of the LSA Bulletin:

J. After receiving a report from the Secretariat on possible meeting
sites, the Committee selected the following: Los Angeles for 2005,
Houston for 2006, New York for 2007, Chicago for 2008, and
Portland for 2009. Reviewed the Society's policy on sign
interpreting services at the Annual Meeting and amended the policy
statement to read:

     'Members who plan to attend the Annual Meeting and
     need to secure the services of appropriate sign
     interpreting service must notify the Secretariat and
     register for the meeting by 15 November 200_ . The
     request for sign interpreting should include a list of the
     LSA sessions and/or papers they plan to attend. The
     Secretariat will then, with the assistance of the Local
     Arrangements Committee and the Registry of
     Interpreters, secure the services of appropriate
     interpreters. We have budgeted up to $1,200 per
     LSA member requesting sign interpreting. In addition,
     upon request, the LSA will arrange for sign
     interpreting services at the business meeting and
     presidential address. Finally, signed presentations will
     be interpreted if requested by 15 November.'


Ronnie Wilbur, Ph.D.