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👀 Save the dates for 2026! 🗓️AIMS is bringing a range of thought-provoking professional development sessions next year, ...
17/12/2025

👀 Save the dates for 2026! 🗓️
AIMS is bringing a range of thought-provoking professional development sessions next year, guided by our theme “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know.”
More to be announced soon!

15 MARCH 2026
Creative Reflection: How Art Helps Interpreters Thrive Long-Term

11 MAY 2026
Inside Access: Prisoner Journeys & the Role of the Interpreter

10 AUGUST 2026
The Ideal Interpreter: Insights from the Deaf Community

20 SEPT 2026
Money Matters & Sustainable Practice

22 NOV 2026
Working Effectively with Deafblind Clients

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a preliminary calendar. Dates & details may be adjusted as we finalise details.

FULL SESSION DETAILS AND REGISTRATION LINKS WILL BE SHARED CLOSER TO EACH EVENT.

15/12/2025

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Inside Access: A Deaf Prisoner’s Journey and the Interpreter’s Role

This powerful, eye-opening panel brings together lived experience and professional expertise to unpack what access really looks like behind prison walls.

Learn from Chelsey (Casper) Campbell, a Deaf former prisoner, as she courageously shares her firsthand experience of communication barriers in custody. Gain rare insight from Jennifer Maclaughlan, prison social worker and Auslan interpreter, on prison systems, daily life, and the realities of communication behind bars.

Soon to be announced, two more panelists, a Deaf Interpreter and a Hearing Interpreter with prison interpreting experience, this session will offer practical strategies, real-world tips, and perspectives you won’t find in textbooks.

Hosted by AIMS Director Alana Wiekart, Certified Interpreter with 20+ years’ experience who has interpreted across prisons in QLD, NSW, and WA, the session concludes with a live Q&A.

Essential learning for interpreters committed to equity, access, and professional growth.

Participants will be eligible for 10 NAATI revalidation points for Auslan Interpreters and 0.2 RID CEUs for ASL Interpreters.

Deaf Community members are welcome to attend for free but we still need you to register your details.

Get your tickets here:
https://events.humanitix.com/inside-access-a-deaf-prisoner-s-journey-and-the-interpreter-s-role?_gl=1*1jzowzm*_gcl_au*NjcwODYxNTQ5LjE3NjU3MDUzOTI.*_ga*MTgwMDIzNzI4Ni4xNzQ2Njg5MTE3*_ga_LHKW5FR9N6*czE3NjU3MDUzOTIkbzMyJGcxJHQxNzY1NzA1NDc0JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..

You Don’t Know What You Don’t KnowInside Access: A Deaf Prisoner’s Journey and the Interpreter’s RoleThis powerful, eye-...
15/12/2025

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Inside Access: A Deaf Prisoner’s Journey and the Interpreter’s Role

This powerful, eye-opening panel brings together lived experience and professional expertise to unpack what access really looks like behind prison walls.

Learn from Chelsey (Casper) Campbell, a Deaf former prisoner, as she courageously shares her firsthand experience of communication barriers in custody. Gain rare insight from Jennifer McLaughlan, prison social worker and Auslan interpreter, on prison systems, daily life, and the realities of communication behind bars.

Soon to be announced, two more panelists, a Deaf Interpreter and a Hearing Interpreter with prison interpreting experience, this session will offer practical strategies, real-world tips, and perspectives you won’t find in textbooks.

Hosted by AIMS Director Alana Wiekart, Certified Interpreter with 20+ years’ experience who has interpreted across prisons in QLD, NSW, and WA, the session concludes with a live Q&A.

Essential learning for interpreters committed to equity, access, and professional growth.

Participants will be eligible for 10 NAATI revalidation points for Auslan Interpreters and 0.2 RID CEUs for ASL Interpreters.

Deaf Community members are welcome to attend for free but we still need you to register your details.

Get your tickets here:
https://events.humanitix.com/inside-access-a-deaf-prisoner-s-journey-and-the-interpreter-s-role?_gl=1*1jzowzm*_gcl_au*NjcwODYxNTQ5LjE3NjU3MDUzOTI.*_ga*MTgwMDIzNzI4Ni4xNzQ2Njg5MTE3*_ga_LHKW5FR9N6*czE3NjU3MDUzOTIkbzMyJGcxJHQxNzY1NzA1NDc0JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..

Please share this with anyone you know who is in a position to support Deaf access and interpreter longevity. Please don...
13/12/2025

Please share this with anyone you know who is in a position to support Deaf access and interpreter longevity. Please don’t donate if you are Deaf or an interpreter, as this initiative is ultimately for you.😃

Please share 😃 gofund.me/06cf59839
Every Deaf child deserves access to education, it’s a human right.

But in Australia, many Deaf students go without credentialed Auslan interpreters. Imagine being in class where the teacher speaks a language you can’t hear, you’d fall behind, miss friends, and miss learning. That’s the reality for too many.

And it’s not just kids. Deaf adults are also missing out, in hospitals, at work, at uni, in courts, because there are only about 300 full-time interpreters for 16,000+ Deaf Auslan users.

Many interpreters leave early due to burnout, injury & lack of support. AIMS (Allied Interpreter Mentorship & Support) is changing that, offering training, mentoring & holistic support so interpreters can stay in the profession long-term.

Recent workshops included:
✨ Resilience & Stress Relief
✨ Interpreting Across Cultures
✨ Music Interpreting
…with feedback like “Inspirational” and “The best workshop I’ve ever been to.”

👉 To keep this going, we need your help.
Please donate or share.
Because supporting interpreters = better access for the Deaf community.

🌐 aimsinterpreters.com

08/12/2025

Support Deaf Authors! ✍️📖I’m reading Deaf Author and Educator Angela Linfitt’s latest book. It’s basically Educational Interpreter Awareness Training… but written so well that kindergarten students can understand it. 🙌😍

It’s a must have for all terp libraries! Have you got yours yet?? Head on over to theauslanfactory.com.au, support a Deaf children’s author and get your copy!

It’s a bargain at only:
• 🇦🇺 AUD: A $25.00
• 🇳🇿 NZD (New Zealand Dollar): ~ NZ $28.60 
• 🇺🇸 USD (US Dollar): ~ US $16.40
• 🇬🇧 GBP (British Pound): ~ £12.40 
• 🇪🇺 EUR (Euro): ~ €14.10 

07/12/2025

Terp Self Care: Catching up on this fascinating episode of Parking Lot Debrief whilst at the gym. 💪🏼🤩 “Gatekeeping Pay and Growth” A Chat Among Colleagues. 🔥👌🏽

✨ Upcoming Workshop in ASL from RID delivered by Deaf Interpreter, consultant, researcher, educator, interpreter diagnos...
02/12/2025

✨ Upcoming Workshop in ASL from RID delivered by Deaf Interpreter, consultant, researcher, educator, interpreter diagnostician and the first Deaf person to receive a PHD in interpretation from Gallaudet University, Naomi Sheneman!

🕘 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
💻 Held on Zoom
📚 0.3 RID PPO CEUs
🤟 Workshop delivered in ASL

Dive into the intersection of Deaf interpreters’ ethics, power dynamics, and Crip linguistics, and discover how these perspectives can transform our interpreting practice. 🌱

Price: (Members/Non Members)
💵 US $30 / US $40
💷 ≈ £23 / £30 (GBP) 
🇦🇺 ≈ A$46 / A$61 (AUD) 

🔗 Register now: bit.ly/CCRIDWorkshops

Interesting results from the Deaf perspective about which VRI background you prefer! You mentioned that the choice of ba...
27/11/2025

Interesting results from the Deaf perspective about which VRI background you prefer! You mentioned that the choice of background colour really comes down to personal preference, vision needs, and how it complements the interpreter’s skin tone.

Ideally, interpreters should be prepared for all preferences, which is much easier now with the variety of reversible screens available. 😃

🤩 Thank you so much to Auslan Services for your generous $1000 grant in support of AIMS (Allied Interpreter Mentorship a...
14/11/2025

🤩 Thank you so much to Auslan Services for your generous $1000 grant in support of AIMS (Allied Interpreter Mentorship and Support) Wow! Your contribution will help us provide more holistic support to strengthen the longevity of Auslan interpreters as well as connect us with sign language interpreters globally. This will go a long way to ensuring long-term access for the Deaf community.

This grant will be put to excellent use as we plan our 2026 professional development. So appreciative of your support. 🤟


AIMS - “Because Supporting Interpreters Means Better Access for the Deaf Community.”

It was so nice to catch up with these 3 fabulous humans, Amelia, Tiffany and Liz from Darwin 🐊 last week in Perth after ...
02/11/2025

It was so nice to catch up with these 3 fabulous humans, Amelia, Tiffany and Liz from Darwin 🐊 last week in Perth after many months of mentoring sessions over Zoom. 🤟🏼🫶

Perth finally put the good weather on for them for the last 2 days. 🌞

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