Trainings and Outdoor Education
CorpsTHAT works to break down berries in the outdoors by proving outdoor skills, conservation and risk management training in American Sign Language lead by Deaf professionals.
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Trainings Offered for the Deaf Community
Workshops and Trainings for Outdoor Interpreting
Access and Inclusion Trainings for Partners and Land Managers
Trainings for the Deaf Community
Wilderness First Aid
CorpsTHAT partners with Base Medical to provide Wilderness First Aid Courses taught by Deaf Instructors in American Sign Language. As the only organizations that provide WFA courses in ASL we are creating more access and inclusion for the Deaf Community to work and recreate more safely in the outdoors. To request a WFA course for your local community or organization click the link below.
Leave No Trace
CorpsTHAT is a proud member of the Leave No Trace organization offering education and training in the 7 Leave No Trace principles in American Sign Language. These principles are used to recreate and work in the outdoors more responsibility and sustainability.
Outdoor and Conservation Training
With over 15 years of outdoor and conservation work experience, CorpsTHAT staff are able to provide in-depth training on all types of outdoor and conservation topics, including but not limited to: trail building, invasive species removal, tool use and safety, camping skills, backpacking, outdoor recreation, wilderness medicine and risk management.
Interpreting Workshops and Trainings
CorpsTHAT works to strengthen the skill set of qualified Outdoor Interpreters to provide more access for the Deaf Community in the Outdoors. We partner with Vancro Integrated Interpreting Services to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for interpreters certified with Registry Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). Past workshops and trainings we have provided CEUs for include:
Introduction Outdoor Interpreting
Introduction to Outdoor Interpreting
Trail Building Basics
Mapping the Outdoors
Wilderness Medicine - Series
Risk Awareness & Field Safety for Interpreters
Interpreter Preparedness & Communication in Remote Settings
Wilderness Medicine Awareness for Interpreters
Trainings for Outdoor Partners
Access and Inclusion Trainings
Do you work with the Deaf Community through your public lands, environmental education programs or conservation corps crews? Or do you want to learn how to better connect and engage the community? This training is for you. These trainings are 2-3 hours offered virtually, lead by Deaf professionals and cover introductions to:
The Deaf Community and the outdoors
Learning ASL and communication methods
Working with Interpreters in outdoor settings
Risk and Emergency Management
ASL For the Outdoors
CorpsTHAT offers virtual ASL courses for individuals and organizations to communicate with Deaf people while working, recreating, or volunteering in the outdoor field. Courses meet on Zoom, with a maximum of 8 students, and are taught by native Deaf ASL signers who have extensive experience in the outdoors. Along with basic vocabulary and grammar, students will learn an introduction to Deaf culture and etiquette tailored to outdoor settings. We offer courses open to the public and also can design and schedule group courses for your organization or community.
Partner with CorpsTHAT
Do you have an outdoor program that you want to make inclusive and accessible for the Deaf Community and want to work with CorpsTHAT to create that? We partner with land managers, conservation corps and other outdoor organizations to collaborate in making your programs inclusive and accessible to the Deaf Community by providing: trainings, education, program development and interpreting services. Contact us today to discuss partnerships.