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BIOGRAPHY Kathleen D. Taylor has obtained
three national certifications (Certificate of Interpretation, Certificate of
Transliteration and NAD Level IV) in American Sign Language issued by the
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the National Association of the
Deaf. She also earned a Bachelors of Arts in Biology (Pre-Med) from Ms. Taylor has been a professional
sign language interpreter for over 12 years having had the privilege to
interpret for several national and international personalities, respected
authors, political, social, civic and religious leaders. She has also
interpreted for over a dozen Broadway/regional theatrical performances and
musical concerts. As an American Sign Language
interpreter Kathleen D. Taylor strongly advocates the belief the individuals
who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind have the right to fully
participate in all arenas of their lives and society at large. Therefore,
each assignment is considered a positive progress in integrating and
supporting the idea that persons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind
can successfully interact with the hearing community if linguistic barriers
are effectively removed. Kathleen D. Taylor has worked as
in the field of Rehabilitation Counseling for over 15 years. She has
experience as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (state and local),
Vocational Evaluator, Director of basic academic/rehabilitation program for
deaf adults and a Mental Health Practitioner specializing in domestic
violence, people with strong visual dependency & children (deaf &
hearing) in foster care. Ms. Taylor is extremely active in
organizations (national and local) which focus on supporting and further
developing those who are interested in the discipline of interpreting; this
includes serving as a Director-at-Large on organizational boards. She also is
an active member of organizations (national and local) which focuses on the
needs and concerns of the members of the Deaf Community. |