Signing the Scriptures: A Starting Point for for Interpreting the Sunday Readings for the Deaf , Year B
Joan Blakehas been interpreting in the religious setting for more than twenty years. A professional interpreter, she received her Certificate of Interpretation and Certificate of Transliteration in 1994. Joan has studied in the pastoral ministry program in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and is a member of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, a lay religious community. She has worked for 11 years at Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City as a classroom interpreter and adjunct instructor in the Interpreter Training Program. She is now in full-time private practice, while continuing to teach.