Jim Lipsky

Program Director:

Photo Description: A white male, short hair with a salt/pepper beard smiling in front of a brick background with an exposed collar of plaid gray/blue/white button shirt.

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He took early retirement from the ASL Program at Northeastern University after about 28 years. He is currently consulting and teaching ASL users.

 

He is currently a nationally Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). He has been a freelance Deaf interpreter/DeafBlind Interpreter for 30+ years in Massachusetts and New England areas. His various settings are medical, workshop/training, Massachusetts’s Press Conferences, VRI, conference, emergency, and legal. He earned a Master’s degree in Deaf Studies from Boston University in 1999.

 

He received a Masters level Certification through American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA).

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He continues to serve as a Massachusetts State Screened Interpreter Evaluator for the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of the Hearing (MCDHH).

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Jim enjoys gardening and spending time in Maine.