PLI

  • Home
  • News
  • People & Partners
    • Staff
    • Protactile Language Educators
    • Partners
  • Training
    • → Login to PLI Moodle
    • Online Learning
    • Certificate Programs
    • Training Connections
  • Resources
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Home
  • News
  • People & Partners
    • Staff
    • Protactile Language Educators
    • Partners
  • Training
    • → Login to PLI Moodle
    • Online Learning
    • Certificate Programs
    • Training Connections
  • Resources
  • Events
  • Contact

NEWS

Applications are now open for the 2023 Protactile Language Interpreting Pilot (PLIP) Cohort!

10/18/2022

 
[Applications are now closed.]

The 
Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program is charged with preparing interpreters working with DeafBlind individuals in Protactile language. Training is provided by DeafBlind educators. For those interpreters who work regularly in communities with greater concentrations of DeafBlind individuals, PLI is launching a Pilot cohort in 2023. This is a small cohort of 12-18 participants to maintain small mentor-to-student ratios and cohort experiences. Each cohort is a community of practice, sharing their newly-applied learnings, skills, knowledge and resources with each other and their instructors and mentors.

There is no other intensive, immersion opportunity preparing interpreters in learning, practicing, applying, and interpreting in Protactile language. We are grateful to the talented DeafBlind leaders, teachers, trainers, and mentors who are partnering with PLI to make this program a reality! 

Under the direction of DeafBlind leaders and PLI staff, cohort participants will learn more about Protactile language, the Co-Navigator role, and Protactile's linguistic parameters through a 120-hour intensive experience, including an 8-week online learning community, 1-week onsite for Protactile language immersion, and 10+-hours of mentorship and 10+ hours of applied learning (induction) in the participant's home community with DeafBlind individuals.

PLI has already received a high volume of interest in this training and in this first pilot we can only admit a total of 12-18 participants for the 2023 cohort - and only from 9 identified states - so be sure to spread the word and encourage folks to apply! For us to have the most success, we strongly encourage you to reach out to the DeafBlind leaders in these 9 states (CA, IL, LA, MA, MN, NY, NC, TX, WA)and encourage them to utilize their networks to recommend applicants. 

For complete information on the Protactile Language Pilot Cohort eligibility requirements, program structure and details, click the button below.
Applications Are Now Closed

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    October 2022
    January 2022
    November 2021
    September 2021
    July 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    October 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017

    RSS Feed

Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program Research and Resource Center with Deaf communities (RRCD)
​Richard Woodcock Education Center
Western Oregon University
345 N Monmouth Ave
Monmouth, OR 97361
pli@wou.edu
Federal Disclaimer:  The contents of this website were developed under grant number H160D210002 from the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.
Picture
PLI is  grant-funded by the US Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration, and is a project under the Research and Resource Center with Deaf communities at Western Oregon University. 
2016-2022: RSA Grant H160D160005; 2021-2026: RSA Grant H160D210002