Legal Signs: Considerations in Language and Culture

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Includes a Live Web Event on 10/21/2025 at 7:00 PM (EDT)

This Professional Studies program is offered for 0.2 PS-Legal CEUs at the little/none Content Knowledge Level. RID HQ is an approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities.

This series explores the nuanced intersection of language, culture, and the law through real-life cases involving Deaf individuals across various stages of the legal system—from questioning and arrest to incarceration and probation. Led by a Deaf attorney, the presentation highlights how interpreter decisions, language dynamics, and cultural contexts can significantly affect outcomes. Interpreters serve as essential conduits in these high-stakes environments, and this session offers an opportunity to reflect on best practices, ethical considerations, and the impact of nuanced choices in legal interpreting. Attendees will deepen their understanding of how to navigate complex linguistic and cultural terrains in legal settings.

Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq.

Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq., a third-generation Deaf person, is a passionate advocate for Deaf children’s education and language equity. A tenured associate professor in Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, she secured $3.75 million in federal funding to lead a national early intervention center for Deaf babies and their families. Tawny was the first Deaf executive director of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf and previously served as a White House Fellow under the Biden-Harris administration. Her work continues to center on policy, language access, and empowering the next generation of Deaf leaders and families.