Workshops

Upcoming

We’ve all heard the Miranda Warning on TV, in movies, and in real life. But do we truly understand it?

What You’ll Learn:

Best practices for assignments involving law enforcement
The risks and responsibilities of interpreting for police interactions
How to break down and interpret the Miranda Warning for different clients
When the Miranda Warning must be given and when it doesn’t apply
When police can question someone without Mirandizing them

Additional Information:
Workshop presented in ASL & will not be interpreted.
RISE promotes a learning environment of mutual respect and free from bias and discrimination.

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Workshop presented in ASL & will not be interpreted.
0.3 CEUS

Date:
Sun, Dec. 14th, 2025
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location:

Held Remotely via Zoom

Early Bird:
$48

(ends 11/7/25)

Regular:
$60

Late:
$72

(less than 3 days before event)

Discount available for employees!

Registration

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Meet the Presenter:

Anna McDuffie
BS, CI, CT, SC:L, NIC; Core CHI

A native of Atlanta, Anna graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Interpreting for the Deaf. After graduation, she moved to Boston, where she worked as a staff interpreter at the Learning Center for Deaf Children, a bilingual/bicultural school for the Deaf. She also worked part-time at Boston University as an interpreter for various graduate programs.

Anna returned to Atlanta in 1999 and has been working as a freelance interpreter for the past 25 years. She earned her Certificate of Interpretation and Certificate of Transliteration from RID in 1999, the Specialist Certificate: Legal in 2008, and the National Interpreter Certification in 2011.

She began teaching medical interpreting workshops with her co-presenter, Heather Brown, in 2008. Together, they published an article in the Journal of the American Association of Physician Assistants in January 2011 entitled Health Care Providers and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Anna began teaching legal interpreting workshops in 2018 and is deeply passionate about standardizing best practices for both medical and legal interpreting.

Anna currently lives in Marietta, Georgia, with her husband, Eric. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her stepdaughter, Cece, her pets Kiwi and Pippa, traveling, and playing tennis.