The National Motorcycle Safety Fund has created a $15,000 grant program to provide more deaf and hard of hearing individuals with the opportunity to receive information to ride through reimbursement-based motorcycle education sites identified through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation that rent sign language interpreters.
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Irvine, Calif. (June 19, 2024) – The National Motorcycle Safety Fund has created a $15,000 grant program to give more deaf and hard of hearing individuals the opportunity to receive information on how to ride through the rebate motorcycle education sites identified through the Motorcycle Safety Fund. Security Foundation that rents sign language. Interpreters. MSF has also brought in a consultant with tips for running with deaf students and will produce videos that will prepare coaches, sign language interpreters and students ahead of the course.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar state laws, businesses that are normally open to the public will have to make moderate adjustments to their practices that would otherwise deny the same access to other people with disabilities. MSF is the national leader in motorcycle protection education and education, with its systems used in 46 states and through the U. S. military. Around the world. Many other people are instructed to ride horses through MSF’s Basic Rider Course, and a common solution for deaf and hard of hearing students is to create an education site to rent sign language interpreters for the course.
“Motorcycle protection is something that everyone has access to,” said Chella Man and Xoài Pham, artists and advocates for the Deaf network. “Improving accessibility not only creates opportunities for collective learning, but also shared joy. We all deserve to enjoy ourselves—discovery and networking through motorcycles, not limited to where we come from or who we are. Man, who is deaf, and Pham recently effectively finished the Basic Rider Course, earning their motorcycle certification.
MSF’s basic motorcyclist course is designed for amateur motorcyclists and includes 10 hours of practical motorcycle education sessions spread over two days. Due to the length and intensity of course instruction, two sign language interpreters may be required. In states where MSF directly administers the educational program, interpretation costs are fully covered through MSF. In other states, NMSF grants will help educational sites cover the costs of hiring sign language interpreters. Interpreter rates may vary depending on geographic location and available budget. while the materials last.
For reimbursement, training sites must email the class completion report, the interpreter’s invoice, and the name(s) of the deaf or hard of hearing student(s) to [email protected]. MSF will send a check to the site representative. Payment will be made whether or not the student passes the course. This offer does not apply to training sites that already receive reimbursements from their state’s rider training program office.
Training sites and RiderCoaches can also access more productive tips and practices for running with deaf and hard of hearing academics and their interpreters in the MSF Cycling Education and Training System (retsorg. org) Online Resource Guide under the “Library” tab under “RC”. /RCT Materials” and in “RENP Materials”. Links to videos in production will be available at a later date.
“Our aim is to make cyclist education as available as possible,” said Robert Gladden, MSF’s vice president of education operations. “With NMSF’s Sign Language Interpreter Scholarship Program and more information on working with students who are deaf and hard of hearing, we hope to remove more barriers for more people. “