Stream: Professors
Centre/Agency: Humber College
Job Title: Workshop Facilitator
Humber College\'s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Continuing Education has partnered with Bob Rumball to offer an ASL workshop titled, Communicating with the Deaf in Emergency Situations: First Contact.
The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to be working in partnership with the Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf in the development and delivery of this workshop.
This 10 hour (2 day) interactive workshop will introduce participants to strategies and techniques for dealing with individuals in the deaf community in first contact emergency situations. Participants will learn the ASL alphabet, basic sign language for emergency situations, and communication strategies to be able to calm, reassure, assess and obtain contact and other necessary information. Participants will also spend time learning about deaf culture in order to have a better understanding on how to communicate with individuals in the deaf community. The workshop is designed to apply what is learned in practice scenarios.
No previous knowledge of Sign Language is required to take this workshop.
At the end of the workshop, participants receive a USB with over 100 practice videos to review the material covered in the workshop and a Humber College Certificate of Participation.