Mosaic Interpreting Services

09/02/2026

Stay tuned!

The Role of Gesture in Interpreter Education: A case for non-traditional curricula…

Taught by Emily Haynes McGee

Saturday, October 24
10a-12p

Open to all, taught in ASL.
Geared toward interpreter trainers, mentors, and nerds.

Registration info to follow!

[ID: Flyer has mid century design in blue, yellow and green. Emily Haynes McGee is a white woman wearing a black shirt & tortoise glasses frames. She has mid-length brunette hair, wears pearl earrings and smiles while standing in front of exposed brick. All other information from the flyer is contained in this post.]

THE FOLLOWING IS CAPITALIZED FOR LOW AND CLOSE VISION READERS:

STAY TUNED!

THE ROLE OF GESTURE IN INTERPRETER EDUCATION: A CASE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL CURRICULA…

TAUGHT BY EMILY HAYNES MCGEE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
10A-12P

OPEN TO ALL, TAUGHT IN ASL.
GEARED TOWARD INTERPRETER TRAINERS, MENTORS, AND NERDS.

REGISTRATION INFO TO FOLLOW!

[ID: FLYER HAS MID CENTURY DESIGN IN BLUE, YELLOW AND GREEN. EMILY HAYNES MCGEE IS A WHITE WOMAN WEARING A BLACK SHIRT & TORTOISE GLASSES FRAMES. SHE HAS MID-LENGTH BRUNETTE HAIR, WEARS PEARL EARRINGS AND SMILES WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF EXPOSED BRICK. ALL OTHER INFORMATION FROM THE FLYER IS CONTAINED IN THIS POST.]

09/02/2026

ASL Improv is back! Wednesdays from September 16 to November 4th. Register using link in the first comment!

[ID: Text at the top reads “YOU WANTED MORE ASL IMPROV?
YOU GOT MORE ASL IMPROV.” And dark and light hands sign MORE! Text continues: “Happening eight Wednesdays 7-8:30PM at the Reynolds Parham Rd campus. (SEPT 16 - NOV 4). Showcase to follow!”]

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ASL IMPROV IS BACK! WEDNESDAYS FROM SEPTEMBER 16 TO NOVEMBER 4TH. REGISTER USING LINK IN THE FIRST COMMENT!

[ID: TEXT AT THE TOP READS “YOU WANTED MORE ASL IMPROV?
YOU GOT MORE ASL IMPROV.” AND DARK AND LIGHT HANDS SIGN MORE! TEXT CONTINUES: “HAPPENING EIGHT WEDNESDAYS 7-8:30PM AT THE REYNOLDS PARHAM RD CAMPUS. (SEPT 16 - NOV 4). SHOWCASE TO FOLLOW!”]

09/02/2026

Very exciting (and accessible) events coming up this weekend offered by Smithsonian Folklife!

The weekend will feature three days of performances, narrative sessions, demonstrations, workshops, and hands-on activities for all ages! ASL interpretation, live, real-time captioning, and assistive listening will be available.

The full schedule for the weekend is available online.

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This weekend also marks the return of our Rhythms, Roots, Recipes programming series--celebrating food, music, and storytelling.

There are two events in this series this month:

May You Grow Old on One Pillow: Food, Music, and the Armenian American Wedding Table
Saturday, September 5 - 1:00 - 2:15PM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Coulter Plaza - First Floor)

Feed Me Now and Evermore: The Enduring Power of African American Sunday Suppers
Saturday, September 12 - 1:00 - 2:15PM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Coulter Plaza - First Floor)

Both of these events will feature ASL interpretation and live, real-time captioning. The venue is wheelchair accessible and assistive listening is available.

THE FOLLOWING IS CAPITALIZED FOR LOW AND CLOSE VISION READERS:

VERY EXCITING (AND ACCESSIBLE) EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND OFFERED BY SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE!

THE WEEKEND WILL FEATURE THREE DAYS OF PERFORMANCES, NARRATIVE SESSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES! ASL INTERPRETATION, LIVE, REAL-TIME CAPTIONING, AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING WILL BE AVAILABLE.

THE FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKEND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE:

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THIS WEEKEND ALSO MARKS THE RETURN OF OUR RHYTHMS, ROOTS, RECIPES PROGRAMMING SERIES--CELEBRATING FOOD, MUSIC, AND STORYTELLING.

THERE ARE TWO EVENTS IN THIS SERIES THIS MONTH:

MAY YOU GROW OLD ON ONE PILLOW: FOOD, MUSIC, AND THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN WEDDING TABLE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 1:00 - 2:15PM
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY (COULTER PLAZA - FIRST FLOOR)

FEED ME NOW AND EVERMORE: THE ENDURING POWER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SUNDAY SUPPERS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - 1:00 - 2:15PM
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY (COULTER PLAZA - FIRST FLOOR)

BOTH OF THESE EVENTS WILL FEATURE ASL INTERPRETATION AND LIVE, REAL-TIME CAPTIONING. THE VENUE IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING IS AVAILABLE.

09/02/2026

“Be All That You Can Be: A Lesson in Confidence!”
Presented by Dr. Sabrina Smith
9/12/26
1 PM - 4 PM
0.3 CEUs Sponsored by VRID (Pending)
Online

Confidence is something many interpreters lack. Many interpreters are afraid to put themselves out there in their product for fear of what others will think. In order to make sure we are producing our best product for consumers; we need to learn to accept our work as professionals & remember that we are the experts in our field. This workshop will help empower interpreters so they can show confidence in products. It will also take a look at the balance between being over confident, not confident enough, & how both can affect our careers as interpreters.

Objectives:
Assess the impact confidence has on the interpreting product. Develop 2 ways to improve confidence when preparing to interpret. Demonstrate ways to empower ourselves in our own work.

Materials: The presenter will provide a PPT, all the videos needed to use in presentation & it will be played from her laptop. Presenter will provide zoom link.

Evaluation:
Based on involvement.

Provided by Edu. Interpreter Training Grant for VDOE Regions 1, 3, & 8 in conjunction w/ VRID & Reynolds.

Bio: sabrinatempie.wixsite.com/aslterp

Register: https://vrid.wildapricot.org

Grant participants should contact Kim Nolasco [email protected] for the training code. VRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. If you have questions or require a reasonable accommodation for this event, please contact Kim Nolasco or Carrie Humphrey [email protected]

[ID: Screenshot of flyer for workshop contains the same information as this post. It has an RID logo at the top. At the bottom, VRID and ACET logos line the bottom left to right. A picture on the left is an image of Sabrina Smith. She is a white woman with long flowing gray hair parted on the side, wearing simple makeup, and a black shirt in front of a gray screen.]

THE FOLLOWING IS CAPITALIZED FOR LOW AND CLOSE VISION READERS:

“BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE: A LESSON IN CONFIDENCE!”
PRESENTED BY DR. SABRINA SMITH
9/12/26
1 PM - 4 PM
0.3 CEUS SPONSORED BY VRID (PENDING)
ONLINE

CONFIDENCE IS SOMETHING MANY INTERPRETERS LACK. MANY INTERPRETERS ARE AFRAID TO PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE IN THEIR PRODUCT FOR FEAR OF WHAT OTHERS WILL THINK. IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PRODUCING OUR BEST PRODUCT FOR CONSUMERS; WE NEED TO LEARN TO ACCEPT OUR WORK AS PROFESSIONALS & REMEMBER THAT WE ARE THE EXPERTS IN OUR FIELD. THIS WORKSHOP WILL HELP EMPOWER INTERPRETERS SO THEY CAN SHOW CONFIDENCE IN PRODUCTS. IT WILL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BALANCE BETWEEN BEING OVER CONFIDENT, NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH, & HOW BOTH CAN AFFECT OUR CAREERS AS INTERPRETERS.

OBJECTIVES:
ASSESS THE IMPACT CONFIDENCE HAS ON THE INTERPRETING PRODUCT. DEVELOP 2 WAYS TO IMPROVE CONFIDENCE WHEN PREPARING TO INTERPRET. DEMONSTRATE WAYS TO EMPOWER OURSELVES IN OUR OWN WORK.

MATERIALS: THE PRESENTER WILL PROVIDE A PPT, ALL THE VIDEOS NEEDED TO USE IN PRESENTATION & IT WILL BE PLAYED FROM HER LAPTOP. PRESENTER WILL PROVIDE ZOOM LINK.

EVALUATION:
BASED ON INVOLVEMENT.

PROVIDED BY EDU. INTERPRETER TRAINING GRANT FOR VDOE REGIONS 1, 3, & 8 IN CONJUNCTION W/ VRID & REYNOLDS.

BIO: SABRINATEMPIE.WIXSITE.COM/ASLTERP

REGISTER: HTTPS://VRID.WILDAPRICOT.ORG

GRANT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD CONTACT KIM NOLASCO [email protected] FOR THE TRAINING CODE. VRID IS AN APPROVED RID CMP SPONSOR FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR REQUIRE A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT KIM NOLASCO OR CARRIE HUMPHREY [email protected]

[ID: SCREENSHOT OF FLYER FOR WORKSHOP CONTAINS THE SAME INFORMATION AS THIS POST. IT HAS AN RID LOGO AT THE TOP. AT THE BOTTOM, VRID AND ACET LOGOS LINE THE BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT. A PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS AN IMAGE OF SABRINA SMITH. SHE IS A WHITE WOMAN WITH LONG FLOWING GRAY HAIR PARTED ON THE SIDE, WEARING SIMPLE MAKEUP, AND A BLACK SHIRT IN FRONT OF A GRAY SCREEN.]

09/02/2026

“Eye Gaze & Role Shift & Space... Oh My!”
Presented by Dr. Sabrina Smith
9/12/26
9 AM - Noon
0.3 CEUs Sponsored by VRID (Pending)
Online

How many times have our diagnostic results come back from testing only to see things like “use of space would have enhanced the product? This workshop has a specific focus on eye gaze, role shift, & use of space in ASL. Many times, when an interpreter is working into ASL, they struggle w/ showing the relationship between people and objects in the setting. This workshop will allow hands on activities for the participants to practice using those skills. The workshop starts out with a discussion of the importance of these skills, then leads into basic sentence samples which allow the participants to manage the work in smaller chunks.

Objectives:
Assess & increase eye gaze ability in ASL. Demonstrate 2 ways to improve their use of space & a minimum of 2 ways to improve their role shifting process.

Materials: Presenter will provide zoom link.

Evaluation:
Based on involvement.

Provided by Edu. Interpreter Training Grant for VDOE Regions 1, 3, & 8 in conjunction w/ VRID & Reynolds.

Bio: sabrinatempie.wixsite.com/aslterp

Register: https://vrid.wildapricot.org

Grant participants should contact Kim Nolasco [email protected] for the training code. VRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. If you have questions or require a reasonable accommodation for this event, please contact Kim Nolasco or Carrie Humphrey [email protected]

[ID: Screenshot of flyer for workshop contains the same information as this post. It has an RID logo at the top. At the bottom, VRID and ACET logos line the bottom left to right. A picture on the left is an image of Sabrina Smith. She is a white woman with long flowing gray hair parted on the side, wearing simple makeup, and a black shirt in front of a gray screen.]

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“EYE GAZE & ROLE SHIFT & SPACE... OH MY!”
PRESENTED BY DR. SABRINA SMITH
9/12/26
9 AM - NOON
0.3 CEUS SPONSORED BY VRID (PENDING)
ONLINE

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE OUR DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS COME BACK FROM TESTING ONLY TO SEE THINGS LIKE “USE OF SPACE WOULD HAVE ENHANCED THE PRODUCT? THIS WORKSHOP HAS A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON EYE GAZE, ROLE SHIFT, & USE OF SPACE IN ASL. MANY TIMES, WHEN AN INTERPRETER IS WORKING INTO ASL, THEY STRUGGLE W/ SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND OBJECTS IN THE SETTING. THIS WORKSHOP WILL ALLOW HANDS ON ACTIVITIES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO PRACTICE USING THOSE SKILLS. THE WORKSHOP STARTS OUT WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SKILLS, THEN LEADS INTO BASIC SENTENCE SAMPLES WHICH ALLOW THE PARTICIPANTS TO MANAGE THE WORK IN SMALLER CHUNKS.

OBJECTIVES:
ASSESS & INCREASE EYE GAZE ABILITY IN ASL. DEMONSTRATE 2 WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR USE OF SPACE & A MINIMUM OF 2 WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR ROLE SHIFTING PROCESS.

MATERIALS: PRESENTER WILL PROVIDE ZOOM LINK.

EVALUATION:
BASED ON INVOLVEMENT.

PROVIDED BY EDU. INTERPRETER TRAINING GRANT FOR VDOE REGIONS 1, 3, & 8 IN CONJUNCTION W/ VRID & REYNOLDS.

BIO: SABRINATEMPIE.WIXSITE.COM/ASLTERP

REGISTER: HTTPS://VRID.WILDAPRICOT.ORG

GRANT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD CONTACT KIM NOLASCO [email protected] FOR THE TRAINING CODE. VRID IS AN APPROVED RID CMP SPONSOR FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR REQUIRE A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT KIM NOLASCO OR CARRIE HUMPHREY [email protected]

[ID: SCREENSHOT OF FLYER FOR WORKSHOP CONTAINS THE SAME INFORMATION AS THIS POST. IT HAS AN RID LOGO AT THE TOP. AT THE BOTTOM, VRID AND ACET LOGOS LINE THE BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT. A PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS AN IMAGE OF SABRINA SMITH. SHE IS A WHITE WOMAN WITH LONG FLOWING GRAY HAIR PARTED ON THE SIDE, WEARING SIMPLE MAKEUP, AND A BLACK SHIRT IN FRONT OF A GRAY SCREEN.]

08/31/2026

Tonight! ! !

Feel free to join at your discretion.
We swear she’s one of the best!

Mosaic Interpreting Services
Presents: “Shelly Swears A Lot,” an evening with Shelly Thiss Mitchell.

Happening Monday, August 31st 6:30-7:30pm EST

Join an informal discussion about how to recognize and use bad language in ASL. (*** Intended for serious interpreters & students of interpreting.)

Via Zoom, link here:
https://zoom.us/j/96785771563

[ID: On a background filled with red doodles of presumed expletives (pound/percentage signs, exclamation marks, explosives and skulls), the text above is relayed. (Left to right) At the bottom are the Mosaic logo and a photograph of Shelly. The Mosaic logo created by Haadia Khan, a brilliant Deaf graphic designer who has incorporated a fingerspelled “M.” Shelly is a white woman with a red bob and red lipstick wearing a black blouse.]

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THE FOLLOWING IS CAPITALIZED FOR LOW AND CLOSE VISION READERS:

FEEL FREE TO JOIN AT YOUR DISCRETION.
WE SWEAR SHE’S ONE OF THE BEST!

MOSAIC INTERPRETING SERVICES
PRESENTS: “SHELLY SWEARS A LOT,” AN EVENING WITH SHELLY THISS MITCHELL.

HAPPENING MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST 6:30-7:30PM EST

JOIN AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND USE BAD LANGUAGE IN ASL. (*** INTENDED FOR SERIOUS INTERPRETERS & STUDENTS OF INTERPRETING.)

VIA ZOOM, LINK HERE:
HTTPS://ZOOM.US/J/96785771563

[ID: ON A BACKGROUND FILLED WITH RED DOODLES OF PRESUMED EXPLETIVES (POUND/PERCENTAGE SIGNS, EXCLAMATION MARKS, EXPLOSIVES AND SKULLS), THE TEXT ABOVE IS RELAYED. (LEFT TO RIGHT) AT THE BOTTOM ARE THE MOSAIC LOGO AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF SHELLY. THE MOSAIC LOGO CREATED BY HAADIA KHAN, A BRILLIANT DEAF GRAPHIC DESIGNER WHO HAS INCORPORATED A FINGERSPELLED “M.” SHELLY IS A WHITE WOMAN WITH A RED BOB AND RED LIPSTICK WEARING A BLACK BLOUSE.]

08/31/2026

VSDB is thrilled to host author Kerry O'Malley Cerra on September 15 at 12:30 pm - and, even better, YOU'RE invited! RSVP at https://bit.ly/VSDB-KerryCerra

Join us to learn more about her journey as a writer, her books, and the fascinating stories that inspire her work. Our students have been particularly interested in learning more about the story that inspired her book, The Gallaudet Eleven: The Story of NASA’s Deaf Bioastronauts, and we are looking forward to exploring more about that in the coming weeks - including a presentation from some of our students from the Blind Department who have attended NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

Kerry has also partnered with The Book Dragon here in Staunton to sell some of her books at this event, while she stays to sign them for you! Learn more about Kerry and her work by visiting her website https://www.kerryomalleycerra.com/

[Image Description: Flyer with information about the event and photos of Kerry as well as covers of her books: Hear Me, The Gallaudet 11, Make a Little Wave, Just a Drop of Water, and A Name Sign for Seraphina. Text reads: "VSDB invites you to meet author Kerry O'Malley Cerra. Join us for a special afternoon with award-winning deaf author Kerry O'Malley Cerra as she shares her journey as a writer, her books, and the fascinating stories that inspire her work. Kerry will talk about her writing process and her work bringing important stories to young readers—including the remarkable story of the Gallaudet 11, the Deaf men whose participation in NASA research helped advance our understanding of the human body's response to spaceflight. Come hear from Kerry, learn more about her books, and discover how real people and their stories can inspire us to see history, science, and possibility in new ways. September 15, 12:30 pm, VSDB Healy Auditorium. So we can best plan for our community guests, please RSVP at https://bit.ly/VSDB-KerryCerra.]

08/31/2026

Its not too late to sign up for next week "Literacy without Limits" session: "When Seeing Isn't Understanding: Brain-Based Visual Impairments and the Road to Reading and Writing".

When: September 8th, 2026 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vmbwloB1R2e7BrYk4Nsc7w

ALT Text: Event flyer for "Literacy Without Limits" titled "When Seeing Isn't Understanding: Brain-Based Visual Impairment and the Road to Reading and Writing." Takes place September 8th, 2026, from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM with presenters Dr. Michelle Hicks and Christina Liebler.

08/27/2026

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! This October, the Blackfriars Playhouse gets a little more hands-on.

Crom Saunders () and Amelia Hensley () join ASC’s Classical Theatre
ASL Interpreter Intensive for three days of language, performance, and the particular challenge of making Shakespeare live in ASL.

Crom Saunders is a Deaf Interpreter, performer, educator, and Director of ASL whose theatre work includes the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Steppenwolf Theatre. Amelia Hensley’s performance credits include Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening, Lincoln Center’s Into the Woods, and Signature Theatre’s Private Jones.

They join Dr. Lindsey Snyder, PhD, CI, MFA, for an intensive built around the stuff you cannot learn from a script alone: character, rhythm, physical storytelling, translation choices, and what happens when 400-year-old language has to move.

Participants will also attend an ASL-interpreted performance of THE TEMPEST at the Blackfriars Playhouse.

Location: Staunton, VA
Application Deadline: Extended to Friday, August 28th, 2026
Intensive Dates: October 16th-18th, 2026
Tuition Price: $225 with CEU/$200 without CEU
CEUs: pending approval

Apply today: americanshakespearecenter.com/asl-interpreter-intensive