Each course included in the 2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters bundle is also available to purchase individually.

Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting Legal Interpreting

A split-screen webinar screenshot. The left side features a slide titled "When does it become legally required?" with a flowchart mapping healthcare communication from the beginning to specific services. The right side shows two stacked video feeds featuring presenters Alexandria Pucciarelli (she/her) at the top and Aaryn (she/her) at the bottom.

Access, Equity, and Accuracy: Parallels Between Legal and Healthcare Interpreting

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This workshop explores the blurring lines between medical and legal interpreting, offering strategies to promote accuracy, advance equity, and center Deaf clients in high-stakes encounters. Presenters Aaryn Adams and Alexandria Miller will provide practical insights on navigating these challenging settings and advocating for appropriate staffing.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

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Applying Progressive Frameworks to Teaming Practices

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Led by Jeremy Quiroga and Kelly Matamoros, this workshop guides Deaf and hearing interpreter teams in transitioning from theory to practice by utilizing five dynamic co-interpreting processes. Through hands-on practice with an "open process" approach, participants will master communication cues, navigate team power dynamics, and strengthen the collaboration necessary to enhance language access in healthcare environments.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

The image displays a presentation slide titled "Mammogram Recommendations" that contains a comparative table outlining various national guidelines for breast cancer screening. On the right side of the screen, the presenter, Kim Kelstone, is shown signing during the session.

Breast Health Across the Lifespan

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Facilitated by Kimberly Kelstone, DNP, CNM, CI, CT, this session offers an in-depth exploration of human breast health, focusing on key clinical areas including lactation, surgical augmentation or reduction, and comprehensive cancer screening and treatment. Participants will enhance their anatomical knowledge, evaluate personal health awareness, and gain a clearer understanding of national screening guidelines and modern surgical approaches.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

This image displays a split-screen interface featuring a presentation slide on the left and a presenter signing on the right. The presentation slide contrasts medical and plain-language descriptions alongside a photo of an infant's red, irritated cheeks, while the presenter wears green-rimmed glasses against a dark background.

Dermatology - Listening with our Eyes

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Led by Dr. Gloria Nathanson, a deaf audiologist, this educational session demystifies the clinical side of hearing health to build your confidence in medical appointments and community discussions. Delivered entirely in American Sign Language (ASL), the presentation offers a unique, dual benefit: you will learn how to interpret audiograms, understand hearing loss diagnoses, and differentiate between amplification technologies, all while observing how these complex medical concepts are visually communicated.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

This screenshot displays a split-screen presentation layout featuring text on the left and two stacked video feeds on the right against a solid blue background. The left half consists of a black slide with white text that reads, "Add us to their puzzle," where the word "their" is prominently bolded and underlined. The right half is split vertically into two individual video panels. In the top panel, Jeremy Quiroga, a man with curly dark hair and a beard wearing a black shirt, is actively presenting using sign language, with his name displayed in a small black box in the lower-left corner of his feed. In the bottom panel, Kelly Matamoros, a woman with dark curly hair and glasses wearing a black shirt, looks directly forward, with her name similarly labeled in a small black box in the lower-left corner.

Exploring Progressive Frameworks

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During this session, presenters Jeremy Quiroga and Kelly Matamoros discuss how frames of thinking, historical and current biases, and entrenched norms have shaped interpreters' work and how to shift towards adaptive, participant-centered, collaborative practices that enhance language access.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

A presenter is signing while positioned next to a slide titled "Early Intervention (B-3)". The slide details the purpose, team-based approach, and developmental areas addressed by occupational therapy for young children.

Interpreting Through the OT Lens: Supporting Function, Regulation, and Participation in Health Care

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This session explores the healthcare environment through the lens of Anna Bruckbauer, OTD, OTR/L, a Deaf Occupational Therapist, to support interpreters in delivering effective, sustainable, and client-centered interpretation.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

The image features a presentation slide titled "dB (decibels)" that uses illustrations of birds and wave amplitudes to explain loudness. On the right side of the screen, the presenter, Gloria Nathanson, is shown from the chest up gesturing with open hands against a blue background.

Introduction to Audiology for Interpreters

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

In this screenshot, the left side displays an anatomical diagram of a knee joint detailing the quadriceps, patella, and tendons next to a blue block labeled "KNEE". On the right side, Nigel Howard uses a hand to visually demonstrate the mechanics and structure of the joint.

Linguistics and Considerations: Muscular System

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This session, featuring renowned presenter Nigel Howard, is designed to expand participants’ understanding of the structure and function of the muscular system and to provide model language for use in healthcare settings. Ultimately, the goal is for participants to render more accurate and comprehensive descriptions of the human muscular system, including muscle types, common musculoskeletal conditions, and diagnostic interventions.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

A split-screen screenshot from a virtual presentation. On the left side, a presentation slide titled "ROLE OF HORMONE" features an infographic of a human silhouette surrounded by text labels for various hormones (such as Prolactin, Melatonin, Insulin, Thyroid Hormones, FSH, LH, and Estrogen). On the right side, presenter Nigel Howard, a man in a dark button-down shirt, is actively presenting using sign language against a plain gray background. A small name overlay in the bottom-left corner of his video window reads "Nigel Howard".

Linguistics and Considerations: Reproductive System

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In this session, renowned Deaf interpreter and instructor Nigel Howard expands participants’ understanding of the male and female reproductive systems, hormonal cycles, and medical interventions to ensure more accurate, comprehensive interpretations. By providing model language tailored for healthcare settings, he equips interpreters with the tools to navigate complex anatomical and physiological concepts confidently.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

A split-screen screenshot from a virtual presentation. On the left side, a presentation slide is titled "Types of code status" with a note stating "definitions may vary from institution to institution." The slide outlines four categories: FULL (full resuscitative efforts), DNRCC-A ("do not resuscitate until arrest" - standard treatment up until respiratory or cardiac arrest), DNI ("do not intubate" - NO mechanical ventilation), and DNRCC ("do not resuscitate, comfort care" focus on comfort measures). A small graphic of an official Ohio "DNR COMFORT CARE" form is at the bottom of the slide. On the right side, a video window shows a presenter, identified by a name tag as Casey King, a woman with long dark hair wearing a dark shirt, mid-gesture while presenting the material.

Navigating the Critical Care Environment: A Comprehensive Guide to the ICU

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Led by Deaf nurse Casey King, this session offers an immersive look into the high-stakes world of Intensive Care by demystifying specialized machinery, pharmacology, and ICU classifications. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the multidisciplinary team, clinical logic, and unique bedside nomenclature used to stabilize critically ill patients.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

A split-screen video capture showing a presentation slide titled "Nociceptive Pain" with medical diagrams on the left, and the presenter, Ashley Walker,

Opioids Explained: Understanding Use, Risk, and Impact

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Led by Dr. Ashley R. Walker, this presentation provides medical interpreters with a comprehensive overview of the pharmacological and social landscape of opioid use to help them accurately facilitate complex clinical and community dialogues. Participants will examine how opioids function within the body for pain management, the physiological transition from tolerance to addiction, and critical harm-reduction strategies ranging from safe disposal practices to long-term recovery resources.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting

A split-screen presentation slide. On the left side, a medical presentation slide titled "Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia" displays anatomical diagrams from the Mayo Clinic. The diagrams include a cross-section of the male pelvic region highlighting the prostate gland, alongside two close-up comparisons: one labeled "Prostate at usual size" and another labeled "Enlarged prostate" showing a narrowed urethra. On the right side, a woman with short brown hair, glasses, and a teal shirt is actively presenting using sign language against a dark background. Her name, "Kim Kelstone (she/her)", is printed in small text below her video window.

Puberty, the Prostate and Phimosis - A Focus on Male Reproductive Physiology

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During this session, presenter Kimberly Kelstone, DNP, CNM, CI, CT will review concepts related to biologic men’s health, addressing the basics of circumcision, puberty, sexual function, infertility, prostate health, and phimosis.

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Sign Language Interpreters

2026 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters Healthcare Interpreting