Who is Michael Doyle


Michael Doyle
CODA / INTERPRETER
Michael Doyle was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1957 to Deaf parents. His parents were both graduates of Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint, Michigan. Sign language (ASL)was his first language. Being CODA ( Children of Deaf Adults) Michael has exercised his birthright interpreting for the Deaf community beginning with his parents and continuing to this day. Mike has spent his lifetime within the Deaf culture and community. Michael is a freelance interpreter traveling throughout the region and further accomodating the needs of the Deaf. In addition to this, Doyle has served 4 1/2 years as an educational interpreter in the Kalamazoo Public School System. As an educational interpreter, Michael has served Deaf youth from lower elementary to secondary levels of learning, in numerous mainstream environments. He has also been involved with student IEP's, conferences, and all related school functions and activities. He has interpreted a large scope of Deaf activities; domestic, educational, professional and social .Within that framework, he encounters a wide variety of everyday needs.
Although Michael is a certified interpreter, he feels that his involvement within a Deaf family and subsequently the Deaf community, overrides mandated certification and creates a personal bridge to his Deaf friends and clients. This background provides a much more comfortable platform for communication.
Along with his interaction and visibility in Deaf clubs, Michael has been both a player and coach for the local Deaf teams and attends and supports regional Deaf athletic programs.
______________________________ Michael also does freelance writing about Deaf issues and events for papers and perodicals such as the Silent News. Through socializing, traveling and research Michael is on a continual mission to get the latest information regarding the concerns and needs of the Deaf in this modern world. He is utilizing this information, including this website, to reach a bigger audience and to empower the Deaf community. contact Michael