Staff Spotlight

The Center is pleased to announce that Laura Leffler has joined our staff as an accommodation specialist. This position has three main duties: providing ASL-English interpreting, overseeing accommodation needs for Center services and events, and providing educational interpreting outreach through trainings and consultations.

Laura’s career started 30 years ago on the same grounds now occupied by the Center. Laura received a bachelor’s degree in deaf education from Ball State University and holds Certificates of Interpretation and Translation through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. She has worked as a teacher of the deaf, an educational interpreter, a video relay interpreter and a freelance interpreter in a variety of settings. Throughout her career she has had the opportunity to work with children and adults in a variety of languages and communication modes, and be shaped by experiences working with outstanding professionals in the deaf community, as well as in the fields of interpreting and deaf education. 

Through her varied work history, Laura has developed a passion for communication access and deep respect for individual and family choices. Laura is looking forward to working with the exceptional staff at the Center to support its mission of promoting positive outcomes for all deaf and hard-of-hearing children.