Mary Ellen King

 

 

 

 BIO

 

Hi!

I’m Mary Ellen King. I work for Riverside Office of Education (RCOE) as a sign language interpreter at the high school level. I have worked for RCOE for ten years starting in a sub position. I’m was hire into my interpreting position 9 years ago at the elementary level, working with 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, until this last fall when I moved to a more challenging position at the high school(gotta love those teen-agers, right!). I’m lovin’ it!

 

I am presently attending Riverside Community College with 2 classes to go to complete my liberal studies AA before transferring to Cal. State San Bernardino in the spring of 2005, where I will complete my BA in moderate to severe handicap education. My hope is to obtain a D/HH degree in the near future. I teach the 11th grade religious education Confirmation class at my church.

 

In my free time (ha,ha,ha) I like to read, crochet, cross-stitch, go to the beach and spend time with my family (both my own children and the  massive family I was raised in).

 

 

ASL Language resources:

  1. ASL Dictionary: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
  2. Signs on the web: http://www.handspeak.com
  3.  Online dictionary: http://www.deafdiscovery.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deaf organizations:

  1. Center on Deafness Inland Empire, Riverside, CA. http://www.codie.org/codie/
  2. Orange County Deaf, Orange County, CA. http://www.ocdeaf.org/
  3. Deaf Community Services, San Diego, CA. http://dcsofsd.org/

Educational/Parent Resources:

  1. American society for deaf children: http://www.deafchildren.org/
  2. Articles deaf education:

http://deafness.about.com/cs/schoolsus/a/caschoolstc.htm

  1. educators and parents: http://www.deafed.net/
  2. Non-profit organization for parents, educators and professionals: http://www.deafkids.org/
  3. General resources: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_deaf.htm

Educational options:

1. Residential Program: http://csdr-cde.ca.gov/

2. Mainstream Program: http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/

3. College : http://rcc.edu/ http://www.palomar.edu/ http://www.gallaudet.edu/

ASL interpreter training programs:

  1. Palomar College:

http://www.palomar.edu/speech_and_asl/ASL1.htm

2. Riverside Community College: http://www.rcc.edu\