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Sports Interpreting Workshop! 

Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Please join PARID – District 2, Center for Hearing & Deaf Services (HDS), Distinct Deposition Services, & Sign Language Interpreting Professionals (SLIP) on Saturday, June 4 from 2-6:30pm at PNC Park for a Sports Interpreting Workshop!  Everyone welcome! Sign Language Interpreters, Interpreting Students, Deaf Interpreters, and others interested in Sports Interpreting please come!*Workshop presented in Sign Language only – No voice interpreting or accommodations provided unless specifically requested* Limited to 40 participants Presented by Chad Barnett, NIC Master & Valentine (Val) Wojton, WPSD Athletic… Read More

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R.I.P. Sidekick 2003-2010 (A Love Story)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010
I can still remember the first time I saw T-Mobile's Sidekick. I went to Thanksgiving dinner at my sister in-law's mother's house one year and the guys were upstairs showing off their gadgets and watching football. (That's what she said!) I had a crappy Sprint phone that day but truth be told, ANY cell phone was a cool cell phone. At least that's what I thought until my brother in-law pulled out his Sidekick 1. Those who remember will recall it had a black and white screen and was the width of a Big Mac but LORDY LORDY, MY OH MY, it could do what no other "phone" could do. Instant messaging, web browsing, games, UNLIMITED emails and text messages-… Read More

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