Hello Sign Language Lovers!!!...

First of all I would like to thank my Mother & Father for providing me with a language unique to them and their community...American Sign Language. My mother is the one who encouraged me andwas soproud of me when I became an ASL interpreter. In honor of my mother as she would would say "Many, many thanks"

So, "Many thanks, Mom.

Juti's mother was Irish American and her father was French Canadian. She has her mother's passion and her father's patience.

JUTI AND MOTHER OF THE BRIDE

WILLIE MAE CREMEN LEE

ASL Workshops,ASL Interpreter Training, ASLSign Language Classes,ASL with "CEUs", Sign language vocabulary & fingerspelling Workshops, Love2ASL's Ez2B Workshops, withOver 50 different workshop titles and 10 Specialized Courses; Accelerated Mentoring Program "AMP I & II", Smart Baby Signs, ASL Conversationally I & II, Prepare to Evaluate Program "PEP" NIC, EIPA, F.I.T., Medical AMP, Legal AMP, 7-Silent Daze, and Silent Weekends.

Favorite Workshops: Classy Classifiers, Expressing your Expressions,American English Idioms, Figuring Out Fingerspelling, Transliterating withoutTransforming, Can you Visualize That?, TransformingEnglish to ASL Gloss, "Panels 'R' Us", and many, many more workshops...are at the heart of our Professional Development and Educational Outreach Program. Many thanks to our Deaf Instructors: David B., Bryant S., Teresa T., Tricia S., James B.& Zak W.

When Sign Language, American Sign Language "ASL" is your1st and native language, it affordsyou a perspectivewhile growing up in the Deaf community that no other experience in life can hold.

The person, and the interpreter thatI am today, what Ihave to share with those who desire to learn ASL, learn to Interpret and learn about the Deaf community, comes not from a text book, but rather living it everyday of my life.

My mother told me so many times as a child, tell them (Hearing folks) about us (Deaf folks) so they will not act afraid of us, and understand we have feelings too, so they will want to get to know us, so they will respect us, and be comfortable with us. If you don't who else will? Many, many thanks, Mom.

Even though that was during the 50's and 60's before interpreting becameknown as a profession, and accepted amongthe Deaf community, it still rings true today, too many people are still unaware and do not know or understand about people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their unique community. However, more than ever I am grateful for the amazing numbers of people who have become interested and facinated with learning ASL and even going on to become certified interpreters andhelping to fill in the large need for qualified interpreters by the Deaf community.

I will always remember the day my mother said, to me, "You know what, they passed a law and they have to pay interpreters to interpret for us!" I said, "who is going to pay?"

Well, the President!, my mother said proudly. You know Deaf people are important too, as she raised her right hand above her head clenched in a fist and her left palm over her left ear. I was about 16and I thought she went completely bonkers, but she hadn't. She was teaching me to be proud of my deaf family and I am.

If you like who you are today and what you have done with your life, it isdirectly related to how you have perceivedwhat you have lived and learned growing up. You can take the good and the not so good and use it all as a motivator to accomplish your dreams and desires, or you can waste time throwing yourselfpity parties for the rest of you life.

Because of how I grew up and what I endured as a child, I became a crusader for my parents and their Deaf friends. I also became an avid reader and lover of the arts. I lived through the stories in books at thelibrary (it was a terrific place to hide out) because only nice kids hung out in the library in the 1950's.

Today, I am grateful and even feel blessed that I have Deaf parents. I was giventhe gift of sign language from my parents.

I grew up living in the trenches bewteen the Deaf and Hearingand learned how toproblem solvethe struggles between the Deaf and Hearing communities.Ideveloped a great skill of compassion, defending and peacemaking. I learned compassion for those who had greatchallenges in their lives. I learned that you are who you think you are and that has taken me on a journey of a lifetime.

However, that was not always the case, as a child growing up in the early 50's (I was born in 1949) it wasn't easy having Deaf parents. I was teased, tormented and tortured as a child. Kids poked at me, pushed me and called me names. They said my parents belonged in the circus with the bearded lady and the two headed man. They called me dummy, ugly, weirdo, stupid, stinky and anything else that came to mind. They would trip me, knock my lunchout of my hands wouldn't let me sit with them at the tables in the cafeteria and wouldn't let me join in the recess games.

No one would befriend me because they would be out-casted too. I was a loner, I ate and played alone under a tree at the far end of the playground and if they kids saw that I was content, they would be sure to come and stir up some trouble for me.

Teachers didn't stand up for me or protect me, they stood by and turned a blind eye and a deaf ear. In the 4th grade some kids brought snow inside the classroom and piled it on the teachers seat. I didn't know anything about it, the kids all said I did it, and I jumped up and yelled, No! No! No! and my teacher backhanded me in the face, and drew blood with a ring she wore that scratched my face, of course she was fired.

School was difficult for me, I had anxiety, I couldn't focus in class, and I spent all day in class trying to figure out a safe route home without being followed by some bullies who would grab my books and push me down all the way home.

I wasn't allowed by the parents of other children to come to their house and play. Children made fun of me and mocked me, waving their hands in the air like they were unable to control their hand movements and they called me "Ortho" that was a term used in the 50's to describe someone that was mentally retarded.

I couldn't walk down the street without being jeerd and heckled. I was a miserably sad and lonely child. My only saving grace was my parents moved around a lot so I never stayed in one place very long.

I remember sometimes hiding in the root celler or basement trying to avoid going to school, and I never got caught because my older sister, who went throught what I did would sign notes to the school for me. She was 5 years older than me and she was my only protector.

I tell this part of my story, not for sympathy but rather for understanding. The events in my life, the tears, pain, rejectionand how I grew up,is at the core of who I am and why I have dedicated my life educatingthe hearing community understand the Deaf Community and their culture,and will until the day I die.

Many, many thanks for taking the time toread thispart of my story,my wish for you is to embrace and support the Deaf Community with caring and compassion, avoiding the role of "For Your Own Good"doing for someone what they can learn to do for themselves, with time we can all accomplish our dreams and desires.

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As recently as the Spring of 2009,I heard a person in a very high place of authority ask, "How can a Deaf person get a suspended driver's license? They don't allow them to get a driver's licenses do they, well how can they drive? they can't hear a siren can they?

I wanted to say, Yes, they can drive they are not blind!, however, I calmly as possible said, "Yes Deaf people are allowed to drive, they can see flashing lights before hearing folks can hear the sirens."

Yes, it's sad but true...Audism still goes on even today.

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I think often of my mother's words "tell them, and teach them about us Deaf folks" My mother's words always ring in my ears whenever I see or hear an uneducated comment about people who are Deaf.

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In 1964, a Judge told my mother, Ignorance of the law is no excuse, my mother told the Judge that she thought the law seemed very unfair. I was interpreting for my parents in small claims court at 14 yrs old, and I felt the pangs of discrimination and Audism even when I didn't understand what the terms meant, I experienced them with my parents.

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These kind of stories continue to induce me to share, with those of you, who desire and are excited to live and learn about people who are Deaf, their language, their lives and to become part of our ever growing Family of Interpreters at LOVE2ASL.COM. Being part of our family means being in the know about what is up and coming, what's new in the field of interpreting and learning to be a qualified professional.

Only at Love2asl's Sign Language and Interpreter Educational Outreach Center, in Anaheim, Orange County, California, will you be taught such unique, in-depth, accelerated and comprehensive interpreter workshops, and training by someone who has earned through life experiences and formal education, the position as interpreter/instructor.

At Love2asl.com, You will learn from a top-notch, educationally qualified, professional interpreter, with over 4 decades of experience that supercedes everything else.

Love2asl's offers unique programs like, AMP, (Accelerated Mentoring Program) PEP (Preparing for theEvaluation Program), FIT (Formal Interpreter Training), EZ2B workshops and many more specialized classes courses and workshops.

All of the Love2asl's courses, classes and workshops have been developed and designed from Juti's 62 years in the Deaf community, 45 years as an Interpreter for the Deaf Community and over 26 yearsof Guidence and Counseling with Deaf children, all of this to assist you in all areas of your life and professional career. Where else can you find this kind of learning environment?

What is unique to Love2asl.com's training programs is, Juti's life experiences, interpreting experiences and psychology background to individualize and customize signing and interpreting programs to specifically meet your needs.

Juti'seducational background incounseling has trained her to evaluate,assess and develop personal programs, making a perfect fit for your individual interpreting skills and style. She will show you how to strengthen areas that need to be strengthened, and identify old habits that hold you back from reaching your highest level of signing and interpreting ability.

Only at Love2asl will you learn unique techniques to help you build on the skills you have already attained and not waste time teaching you what you already know.

"It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!!!"

If you are looking for the best place in Orange County, Southern California to be Mentored in an Accelerated "AMP" Program, Earn CEU's for EZ2B Workshops, Prepare for the NIC and the EIPA Testing, Learn Techniques that will make your receptive and voicing skills soar!!!

You be the judge! come check it out for yourself and learn from someone who has been interpreting for over 45 years!!!

If you want to be the best artist you study under the master artists, if you want to be the best designer you study under the top designers, If you want to be one of the best interpreters...follow in the footsteps of someone who has been interpreting for over 45 years. Juti will help you break through the barriers that have kept you stuck since you graduated yourITP....

The Deaf community has been my family for over 60 years and I would like to share with you a lifetime of experiences and knowledge I have acquired growing up in the Deaf community.

I invite "you" to become part of our ever growing family. Welcome!

Growing up in the Deaf Community I have kept my finger on the pulse of the Deaf community to keep abreast of their needs. To keep you abreast of the needs of the Deaf community, I invite Deaf mentors to assist me in teaching my programs it is the Deaf community that tells us what and how to meet their needs.

Being committed to helping interpreters improve their skills and get them to the level of qualified, professional and certified to meet the constant need within the Deaf community, means sharing information about other workshops, events, and expos.

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Check the Menu boxes at the top right ===========> side of this page and Read the student testimonials and you will see how theyhave benefitedfrom Love2asl's unique programs like AMP I, AMP II, AMP LEGAL, AMP MEDICAL, EIPA - PEP,NIC - PEP, FIT.

If you have just started learning sign language, or just finished your ITP and are currently breaking into the field of Professional Sign Language Interpreting or have been an interpreter for a number of years and need some support and guidance in improving your receptive, voicing and interpreting skills. Love2asl.com has a lot to offer you!

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We have, EZ2B Specialized Workshops! (focused on receptive and voicing skills, Deaf culture, becoming a qualified professional interpreter and lots more!) We have Interpreter Mentoring!, Conversational ASL (for those who are not planning to become a professional sign language interpreter just yet), and We have the Testing!!! Certification Preparation! classes and study groups, and much more!!!

Love2asl is an Professional Development and Educational Outreach Center and is more than just a place to learn to improve your skills...it's a place to stay connected for all of the latest information in the professional interpreting field.

When you register for any class, workshop, Accelerated course, your name, with your permission only,will be added to our "TerpBlast" networking list. Or if you would like to be added now, you can join and add your email to TerpBlast@yahoo.com.

"TerpBlast"will keep you abreast of everything that is important to you as an inspiring or professional ASL interpreter.

In addition to everything else we have to offer, we also recommend taking our "Just for Me"classes that are fun and will help you to recognize and to prevent burnout. During these crafty classes, Dr. Juti will lecture on how to cope with burnout.

"Just for Me" classes is the first step in the right direction!

After you have begun your interpreter trainings with Love2asl Professional Development and Interpreter Educational Outreach Center, you will feel like you have become a member of our loyal Love2asl family.

If you are a beginner, or a signer who has taken several courses and not quite sure what you want to do with your ASL skills, Love2asl.com's Professional Development and Sign Language Educational Outreach Center is just the place for you!

If you are a working interpreter not yet certified Check Out the Get PEP'd classes and the Get AMP'd classes and read some of the graduate interpreter students testimonials.

Let Love2ASL'sGet PEP'd, Testing!!! Prepare for the Evaluation Program, help you improve your chances of passing the NIC and EIPA tests! After several interprters took the PEP 1, preparing for the (written) Evaluation Program and PEP 2, Preparing for the (performance) Evaluation Program, they said the couldn't believe how well prepared they were and how at ease they were taking the Evaluation.

PEP has a variety of techniques and systems devised to help you easily learn how to prepare to take an interpreter evaluation. Go to the menu at the right ==============> of this page, scroll up and look for Testing!!!

Preparing to Evaluate Program.

PEP!

Love2asl.com has a variety of programs and classes to choose from. Read through all of the pages (Menu boxes and sub-tabs are on the right) and call for an appointment to talk to Dr. Juti K. Seshie and discuss how to create a career goal plan with your next best step toward  increasing your sign language knowledge and strengthening your signing skills. 

THIS IS A TEST!!!!

What do you really know about Deaf Culture?????

The term "Deaf Culture" is to Interpreting like the term "Location," is to Real Estate... 

"Location" 

"Location,

"Location"

"Deaf Culture"

"Deaf Culture"

 "Deaf Culture" 

The only way to learn about Deaf Culture is through real life experiences and socializing within the Deaf Community. Meet with a bunch of us fun loving interpreters for some exciting learning  experiences. So be there on the 2nd Friday of each month at the Block of Orange in the City of Orange...

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