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Cognitive Dissonance

I know an interpreter who is a very motivated, but not exceptionally skilled interpreter. She has worked her way through an Interpreter Training Program (2 year) - and has passed - but even now, several years later, she is aware that, in many cases, she is unable to produce a message that is understandable to the Deaf person that she is trying to serve. This person is TRYING, but she does not get offered work by the bundle ( because she is not ready for many of the jobs that might be offered), a… Continue

Posted by ASL4U on October 11th, 2008 at 7:39am

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Fiscal Responsibility

If you're reading this months Views - I recommend that you read Clay Nettles first page article. There are a number of "interesting" statements made in that piece - but the one I'd like to speak to today is the assumed need for 1.5 Million dollars of "ready cash" in order to be able to "invest funds in rapidly-emerging opportunity or need"... Excuse me? How many Interpreters - in today's economy (or ever) have had the ability to acquire 6 months of "ready cash"... for ANY reason?. Very few I… Continue

Posted by ASL4U on October 11th, 2008 at 6:49am — 1 Comment

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MLS and Inexperienced Interpreters

How does an interpreter with (comparatively) little world experience handle an assignment where the client has either minimal language skills, or mental incapacitation that prevents clear understanding during communication? A qualified interpreter (CI/CT) had called upon a native Deaf signer to be a Deaf Interpreter in an assignment with this client. On follow up, however, being the "last resort," two interpreters each with about 9 years of signing and less than 6 years combined p… Continue

Posted by Rossy on October 9th, 2008 at 9:00pm — 6 Comments

 
 

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