SLINeurodiversity

10/27/2026

REGISTRATION OPEN! DEAFYES SEMINAR WITH MEL WHALEN!

Are you a Deaf mental health provider or enthusiast looking for learning opportunities directly in ASL? Register for our November seminar!

✊ Mel Whalen, “Fluency Without Freedom: Structural Dissociation in Deaf Adults”

✊ November 18, 2026, 12pm - 1pm Eastern time, Zoom

✊ Presented in ASL, with Certified Deaf Interpreters for visual access

✊ Register here: https://bit.ly/MWhalen

✊ CEUs available for counseling, social work, and psychology

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10/24/2026

Behind the Scenes fun from the 2axend Legal Interpreting Summit! 🎃



ID: screenshot of “Share Your Pet” thread in Whova Conference app featuring a 5” tall inflatable Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon”.

10/23/2026

Amanda is attending the Legal Interpreting Summit this weekend and the Mental Health Interpreting Summit in November.

If you see her, please say hello! 👋🏻

The 2026 Legal Interpreting Summit starts this Friday!

Registration is still open.

Three days of virtual sessions this weekend, October 23–25, focused on interpreting in legal settings.

Earn up to 1.6 RID Legal CEUs.

Join from anywhere. Register before Friday: www.2axend.com/LISummit.



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10/23/2026

Come to the 2026 TASH Conference to learn, build relationships and advocate! https://tash.org/2026TASHConf

Each year, the TASH Conference unites researchers, educators, people with disabilities, families, advocates, service providers, and allies from across the country to share knowledge, explore resources, and build connections that strengthen the disability community.

The complete Conference schedule is now available online! There will be 11 Day One Intensive Workshops, the Research Colloquium, 145 Breakout Sessions, 32 Poster Presentations, 11 TASH Talks, the Employment Reception, the TASH Film Night, the Awards Luncheon, the Medicaid at a Crossroads General Session, and so much more to explore!

The 2026 TASH Conference will be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 3 – 5, 2026. This year's Conference theme is "Liberty and Justice for All". Visit the Conference webpage for the complete schedule, registration, hotel discounts and more.

10/21/2026

10/16/2026

The 2026 Summit for Mental Health Interpreting is four weeks away.

November 13–15. Virtual. Fifteen sessions from a dynamic line-up of presenters.

Topics include su***de, mental health and pregnancy, immigration and detention settings, trauma in the Deaf community, autism in Deaf and hard of hearing students, power and privilege, and grief and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Earn 1.6 RID CEUs.

If mental health interpreting is on your radar, don't wait on this one.

Register at www.2axend.com/SMHI/Register.



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10/10/2026

Thank you again to New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and everyone who joined me at the workshop last weekend. Y’all were an amazing group and I wish I took more pictures. 🤟🏻



ID: Side view of college auditorium with large screen and stage. On the screen is a blue and white Jeopardy themed slide with the title “Jeopardy or Justifiable: Flipping the Script on Interpreter Ethics”

10/08/2026

The Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI™) presents its 24th Annual Autism Conference, held virtually on October 20, centered on the theme Celebrating Neurodiversity, Driving Change.

10/05/2026

Have a question? Want to chat live with a signing staff member at DeafYES?

Stop by during our weekly office hours! This opportunity is open to anyone interested in learning more about our center.

🗓 Every Tuesday!
⏰ 12pm-1pm EST & 3PM-4PM EST

If interested, you can join us here: https://bit.ly/DYofficehours

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10/05/2026

A little spooky reminder for your day 👻🖤