Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

Richard Martell - Sign Language Lecturer

 

Office: BAC 328

Tel.: 902- 585-1275

Email: richard.martell@acadiau.ca

Teaching: LANG 1113 FA01

 

I have 30 years experience teaching to a variety of people including educational instructors, teaching ASL/MSL, ASL Linguistic, ASL Translation, Deaf Studies and Screening, Grading/Evaluation and working with students to develop their ASL/MSL skills. Deaf Interpreter with Deaf people and interpreting students as well.

Acquired the American Sign Language Teaching Certification from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, while obtaining other recognized certifications:

  • Provincial Instructor’s Diploma, Vancouver Community College, BC
  • Sign Communication Proficiency Interviewer (SCPI) with APSEA (Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority) – 1997-1999, NS
  • ASL Evaluation Trainer, York University, ON

My teaching career has taken me from one side of the country to the other.  Teaching interpreter students in the ASL/English Interpretation programs at Douglas College, BC (1989-1994) and the Nova Scotia Community College (1994-1999), as well as teachig Signing Naturally Curriculum Levels 1 and 2 to upcoming signers.

  • Performed as a Deaf Interpreter for Neptune Theatre for the play “Peter Pan”
  • Performed as a Deaf Interpreter for Government of Nova Scotia (COVID 19)
  • Performed as a Deaf Interpreter for Mass Casualty Commission