Melanie Page

ASL Interpreting: career goals, reflections, activities in the Deaf community

Photo Gallery

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate action of its members.” — Coretta Scott King

Deaf Jam in Fort Wayne, IN 2025
Michiana Deaf Alliance 2025 Halloween party
An evening making plans and getting ready for the Halloween party Michiana Deaf Alliance is hosting, October 2025
Deaf social gathering at the mall, October 2025. A great turnout!
Fall picnic with Deaf Michiana Missionary Church September 2025
South Bend Cubs game day hosted by Michiana Deaf Alliance August 2025
Deaf Social Gathering, IN August 2025
My thank you celebration to the Deaf community for supporting me during my education, Niles Brewing Company May 2025
PTCO Day, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis 2025
Graduation from my four-year interpreter training program, Bethel University 2025
Palestinian-American Deaf man excited to take us to a local Palestinian restaurant, St. Louis, MO 2025
Great Skate in St. Louis, MO 2025
Audience getting seated before Deaf comedian John Maucere starts the show in greater St. Louis, MO 2025
With Brittany Castle at the De’VIA festival in greater St. Louis, MO 2025
ASL Tour: “Like Water” Exhibition @ Contemporary Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO 2025
ASL Tour: The 1904 World’s Fair
Hosted by Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc. in St. Louis, MO 2025
International Women’s Day brunch in St. Louis, MO 2025
Deaf event at a bowling alley in St. Peters, MO 2025
Group photo of Deaf event at a bowling alley in St. Peters, MO 2025
Deaf event, Up Down arcade bar in St. Louis, MO. To my left is president Tiara of the St. Louis Metro Area Deaf Black Advocate group 2025
A Deaf event at the Up Down arcade bar in St. Louis, MO 2025
A Deaf sports and entertainment event in St. Charles, Missouri 2025
Ray and me at the West Michigan Association of the Deaf 20th Annual Thanksgiving dinner, November 2024
Conference in Fort Wayne: how to interpret AA, November 2024
Indiana Chapter of RID yearly conference, 2024
Deaf event in Kalamazoo, MI, September 2024
Deaf Social Gathering, September 2024
Last day of ASL 6 with the class of 2025 & Professor Edwin Carrington, 2024
Staffing the Michiana Deaf Alliance table at PTCO in Indianapolis, 2024
Michana Deaf Alliance at PTCO Day, 2024 (some members missing)
Volunteering to help raise money for Jennifer Kutcka to bowl in Germany for Deaf Olympics, 2023. I often enlist my spouse to help!
Class of 2025 at a Silent Weekend in Michigan where we met the comedian Some Deaf Guy
At the basketball game with Professor Edwin and his spouse
Deaf social gathering in the mall
Deaf social gathering at Hacienda
Deaf social gathering in the mall
Deaf comedy show at Bethel University
Deaf social gathering at Golden Corral
Deaf social gathering at Prime Table
Deaf social gathering at Monterrey Mexican Bar & Grill
Deaf social gathering at mall
Deaf social gathering at The Bucket
Deaf social gathering at Jay’s Lounge
Deaf social gathering at Port of Peri Peri (braving the snow storm!)
Deaf social gathering at Jade Garden
Deaf social gathering at Golden Corral
Deaf social gathering at Cubiletes Mexican bar & grill
Deaf social gathering at Cheddar’s