Andrea Rehkopf

Sign Language Interpreter. Bacon Lover.

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

@YahooCare I need help with my name as it appears in emails to others. I can not seem to get my married name to no longer show.

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

@DomGarrett You're old. I am happy you were born. :) Congrats on living.

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

@DomGarrett @UberFacts genius.

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

@DomGarrett #wisewordsfromatiredbitch

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

@DomGarrett #tuesdaysareforfeelings #barf #gollyyourecute

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

MJ: Many ASL students who get an A's in their program actually get F's in actual interaction with #Deaf people. #iamleverage

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

"@streetleverage: MJ: Interpreter programs lack a minimum standard of ASL proficiency for entry into the program. #iamleverage"

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

.@streetleverage Are Sign Language Interpreters really bilinguals? Excited for this discussion with MJ Bienvenu. #iamleverage #aslterp

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

#ITP student: Scared to #terp K-12 setting; system is so broken.Will I be part of the cycle of oppression, Or make a difference?#iamleverage

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

"@streetleverage: Discussing 'Distributed Cognition' and its impact on Culture. Turn on your brains.
#tomasl" #iamleverage

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

MJ's A: #Deaf people may not be experts in English, but their English is usually better than an #interpreter's #ASL! #iamleverage

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

.@streetleverage ITP's today.. we're struggling with quantity over quality. #iamleverage #aslterp #change

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

.@streetleverage 9-5pm interpreters, are we truly bilinguals? #aslterp #deaf #iamleverage

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

Here is a more direct link to the live stream with MJ Bienvenu: http://t.co/rlwipbRa7I #iamleverage

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

Tom Humphries: American Heritage Dictionary definition of #Audism is half the story. Only defines the symptoms of Audism.

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

Tom: The work of a culture is to create meaning. Meaning that we base our understanding of the world on. #ASL #iamleverage #TomHumphries

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

Tom: Cultural process, Understanding ourselves. "As we construct ourselves we end up constructing the other person" #iamleverage #Deaf #ASL

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

.@streetleverage Back at it at Street Leverage conference in Austin, Tx. Great people, great conversations happening. #change #iamleverage

[Andrea Rehkopf @Andyjane12]

.@streetleverage Powerful words and passion. gosh this is good stuff. #iamleverage #Privilege

[Street Leverage @streetleverage]

#dbb #interpreting is about power - but not about power for us, but for others.