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HELLO AND WELCOME! Welcome to TerpTopics.com and to this introduction to the
world and work of sign language interpreting. We are delighted by your
visit and hope you will enjoy and benefit from the available information, experiences,
advice, opinions, and resources. A WORK IN PROGRESS This site was established July
2008. TerpTopics.com is the focus of earnest, enthusiastic, and fervent
content development. While our focus may be increasingly broad and deep, our time is sadly
not. ABOUT OUR VISITORS We believe all Internet site developers and editors have working assumptions about their respective audiences because having them is practical. Ours are detailed here in the interest of disclosure. TerpTopics.com is intended for use by potential and new
American Sign Language interpreters or signers. This being the case,
certain assumptions prevail throughout this site. It is assumed that you
(the reader) are hearing and generally able to perform the tasks required of a
professional sign language interpreter. Your native language is English or you are a fluent user of English. You have more than a passing interest in ASL
and in interpreting, and would like to know as much about them as possible. ABOUT US Click here. SITE NAVIGATION We have tried to make site navigation as simple as possible. If you are an experienced 'Netizen, you will have no trouble at all. If you are relatively new to the whole finding-information-by-computer thing, here are a few tips: 1.
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