Upcoming
ASL Classifiers and Translation
Join RISE Interpreting for an online workshop focused on ASL Classifiers and Translation, presented by ASL poet, educator, translator, and signing arts specialist Eric Epstein.
This workshop will explore how classifiers can strengthen ASL translation, visual storytelling, and meaning-making across signed language work.
What You’ll Learn:
- How classifiers support clearer, more visual ASL translation
- Ways to approach English-to-ASL translation with greater intentionality
- How poetic and artistic signing techniques can deepen expression and meaning
- Practical strategies for interpreters, translators, and signing artists
Additional Information:
Workshop presented in ASL and will not be interpreted.
RISE promotes a learning environment of mutual respect and free from bias and discrimination.
CEUs: 0.3 CEUs (PS)
Workshop Code: WRKSP121337WTNC
Workshop Code: WRKSP121337WTNC
Date:
Saturday, July 25th, 2026
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PST)
Location:
Held Online via Zoom
Early Bird:
$36
(ENDS 6/21/26)
Regular:
$45
Late:
$54
(LESS THAN 3 DAYS BEFORE EVENT)
Discount available for employees!
Meet the Presenter:
Eric Epstein
Eric Epstein is an ASL poet whose work has been featured in the Folger Shakespeare Library traveling exhibition and the Rail Switch journal. He has taught sign language poetics and translation through several workshops at four different colleges.
Additionally, he has coached and mentored Deaf performers as well as professional sign language interpreters so that they would win top honors in various national competitions.
He currently produces ASL translations of English poems, which have been commissioned by English-language poets from all over the country — such as the poet laureate of Missouri.
His groundbreaking curriculum in the signing arts can be found at Signplaying.com, which is currently being used as part of an ASL class at Boise State University and an international training program for signing artists in Sweden-based theatre Riksteatern Crea.
See Eric’s Work:
ASL Poetry / Translation Example
Watch one example of Eric’s signing arts and translation work.
Signing Arts Example
Explore another example of Eric’s ASL poetry and visual language work.
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