RID PINRA CEU Abbreviations: GS - General Studies / PS - Professional Studies0.1 CEUs are awarded for each hour of workshops attended -- Maximum CEUs: 1.2Attendance certificates also available for…
Jon BarrJuly 1, 2021
It is common for new signers to feel as though they do not sign well enough to talk with Deaf people. But unused signs are never seen. Practice and use…
Jon BarrMay 27, 2021
Dear SWM Friends, "But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again;wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity."…
Jon BarrApril 27, 2021
Review Previous Article: ASL signed music can be beautiful and meaningful for Deaf people. How? Plan Ahead – Understand the Song – Picture the Song – Rephrase the Song –…
Jon BarrApril 21, 2021
Someone said, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” But in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the top deck of the Nimitz Freeway (San Francisco) collapsed crushing 58 people and…
Jon BarrApril 21, 2021
Music interpreted into sign language can be a beautiful and a meaningful experience for Deaf people. Many times I have seen Deaf people come to tears or be overcome with…
Jon BarrFebruary 11, 2021
In 1799, U.S. Marine Captain William Jones requested, “The Continental ship Providence, now lying at Boston, is bound on a short cruise, immediately; a few good men are wanted to…
Jon BarrFebruary 10, 2021
Dear Friends of SWM, Exciting report! In 2020 there were several advances in our unique missionary ministry. Five new missionary “families” were added to the SWM mission team – 3…
Jon BarrJanuary 25, 2021