Joshua Pennise
Joshua Pennise has been certified for 23 years and has spent 22 of those years in the affiliate chapter board, national board, and national committee leadership. He is chair of the RID Audit Committee and on the board of the Association of Language Companies.
Why We’re Different: The State of American Sign Language Interpreter Education
The author examines the underlying reasons behind the ASL interpreter shortage — from insufficiently long training programs to “education deserts” — and suggests strategies for creating a more robust pipeline and setting diverse students up for success.
Breaking down changes to video relay service industry
The American video relay service industry is about to expereince dramatic changes for companies in the space following new FCC rules.
Shifting the Balance of Power
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) recently announced new rules for how the Ethical Practices System will handle reported violations of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct. These changes are the most substantive introduced in my 24 years of membership in the association and swing the balance of power away from the interpreter and toward the Deaf community. With such a large transfer of power, members need to understand and think carefully about the profession's past and future.