Educator
Lectures, presents workshops and trains interpreters. Read more
Lectures, presents workshops and trains interpreters. Read more
Cultural Detective
Co-author of Cultural Detective: Deaf Culture. Read more
Co-author of Cultural Detective: Deaf Culture. Read more
Anna Mindess lectures, presents workshops, and trains interpreters across the U.S. and abroad on topics such as:
- Intercultural communication
- Differences in politeness norms between Deaf and hearing cultures
- Cultural adjustments while interpreting
- Unpacking your own “Cultural Baggage”
- How Video Relay Interpreting is affected by Cultural Differences
Selected Past Presentation Venues:
- Deaf Studies Conference, Oakland, California, 1999
- Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research, Amsterdam, 2000
- Deaf Way II, Washington, D.C., 2002
- World Symposium for Sign Language Interpreters, Wash., D.C., 2002
- NAD Conference, Washington, D.C., 2002
- Society for Disability Studies Conference, Oakland, California, 2002
- Society for Intercultural Education Training & Research, Austin, 2003
- Hochschule für Heilpädagogik, Zurich, Switzerland, 2003
- California Court Interpreters Conference, Universal City, California 2004
- AVLIC Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2004
- University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005
- Setagaya Fukushi Professional School, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
- ASLI Conference, London, England, 2008
- CIT Conferences: Salt Lake City 1998, Portland, 2000, Wash., D.C., 2004
- RID Conferences: New Orleans, 1995, Boston, 1999, San Francisco, 2007
- Södertörns folkhögskola, Stockholm, Sweden, 2008
- Frontrunners 4 - Castbergaard, Denmark 2008
- ASLTA Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 2009
- Supporting Deaf People - International Online Conference, 2010