Links for Body Language Workshop at CRID
More Resources
- healthcareinterpreting.org
This has a wealth of videos and other resource that are extremely helpful in seeing samples of ways to communicate about healthcare topics in both ASL and English (Here’s a direct link to more free videos on healthcareinterpreting.org) - STEM ASL Dictionary
NTID is creating a dictionary of STEM terms to help provide a resource for how to explain science, technology and math concepts in ASL. - ASL STEM Forum
This is a crowd-sourcing attempt to develop more consistent signs in ASL for STEM concepts. - Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators by Ineke Crezee
This book, written by an interpreter educator in New Zealand, provides a really comprehensive guide to healthcare systems and is an excellent resource for interpreters in preparing, whether at home or in the waiting room. Check out a series of reviews on healthcareinterpreting.org site.
Bonus Videos:
For the topic of “Types of Diabetes”
Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism— the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach.
When people eat, the pancreas automatically produces the right amount of insulin to move glucose from blood into the cells. In people with diabetes, however, the pancreas either produces little or no insulin, or the cells do not respond appropriately to the insulin that is produced. Glucose builds up in the blood, overflows into the urine, and passes out of the body in the urine. Thus, the body loses its main source of fuel even though the blood contains large amounts of glucose.
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.
In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. (This mechanism is shown in the video below on “How Insulin Works”.) Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy. When you eat food, the body breaks down all of the sugars and starches into glucose, which is the basic fuel for the cells in the body. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can lead to diabetes complications.
Source: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse