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Interpreter Fail

So, someone very close to me (a deafie) had an appointment today. It was a 5-hour driving course. An interpreter (I know as an acquaintance) was scheduled to interpret. Now, my deafie is very HoH (using the Deaf definition of that, btw) and is very proud to use his digital hearing aid to get himself through many appointments. It has happened in the past (many times that I'm personally aware of) that an interpreter simply does not show up for an appointment. I do not believe it has anythi… Continue

Added by Ed Glass on October 24, 2009 at 8:53am — No Comments

Trying to improve things..

Hello Interpreters! I am currently Free Lance Interpreting in Memphis, TN. Interpreters here working in the community are underpaid in many different ways and I'm trying to do something about it. I'm putting together information on interpreting agencies across the country. If you wouldn't mind telling me a bit about any Sign Language Interpreting agencies in your area I would greatly appreciate it. The information I am collecting is below. What is the name of the agency? Is it a profit or non-p… Continue

Added by Melissa C on October 19, 2009 at 11:09am — 2 Comments

Grad degree

I'm thinking about pursuing my masters degree. I'm familiar with the Master Mentor program but other than that what are some grad degrees related to the field of interpreting? What are your experiences? opinions? Thanks! Continue

Added by Sumcarterp on September 22, 2009 at 12:28pm — 5 Comments

GREAT WEB SITE FOR Receptive Skills

www.oicmovies.com Great website for practice! Exclusive American Sign Language (ASL) video news and entertainment. OIC Movies presents the best ASL videos from across the web in one convenient place for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and those who enjoy ASL. reporters deliver the latest news exclusively in ASL video. They also search for Deaf VLogs from around the web and bring you their ASL videos too. They do the searching for entertainment and news in ASL video for the Deaf so you don't have to… Continue

Added by Michelle De Silva on August 29, 2009 at 7:40pm — 2 Comments

Find the closest testing site...

I just created a Google Map with all of the current Supersites and written test sites for RID. Go to the menu Events, then click RID Supersites or RID Written Test Sites. Enjoy!! Daryl Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on August 26, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Records All Business Owners Need to Keep

Standard & Poor's Excerpted from the book "Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits" by Eva Rosenberg. As a business owner, the best advice you can get about what records you need to retain is simple: keep everything. And wherever possible, keep… Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on August 8, 2009 at 2:27am — No Comments

SBA’s Economic Recovery Efforts and Impact

Under the definition of a small business a private practice interpreter may qualify for a variety of programs administered by the Small Business Administration. The SBA received $730 million in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to help unlock the small business lending market and get much needed capital flowing again to America’s small businesses. SBA Recovery Efforts Impact to Date: Loan Volume Has Increased M… Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on August 8, 2009 at 1:17am — No Comments

Post-RID

The RID conference in Phily was enlightening. Met more people than I will remember. Workshops and presentations were helpful. Hopefully some of what I learned will become a part of my own framework as a way to approach my own work. Reply if you were at the conference. Continue

Added by Leo Yates on August 7, 2009 at 5:52am — 1 Comment

employment

Anyone know of a great place to do interpreting work in Houston? I'm looking to work in the educational setting, preferably grades kindergarten to second grade. THX. KC Continue

Added by Karen Cadena on July 20, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Are you ever curious what VRS providers and others are saying to the FCC?

Well, if you've ever tried to find the docket at the FCC site, it is possible to find but there is no easy way to get updates. I have a treat for you! I wrote a script that takes the TRS (relay) comments, reports, filings, ex parte (without the public) meeting notices that providers have with the commission then rolls them all up into a nice web page and RSS feed. It's a little difficult to repost here so I'm going to refer you to my personal website. Go to… Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on July 3, 2009 at 11:47am — No Comments

YEA! Administrative Law class is over...

I just got my grades back from administrative law class. I got a B! I loved this class because it focused on the federal rulemaking procedures, public comment periods and federal agency justifications for rules. I feel lucky to have been in the class, because of the other students is a former Federal Elections Commissioner. How cool.. to have a previous federal regulator now in law school taking the class with me. He and I had some good stories to swap about the FCC and his FEC. Whew! Still n… Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on July 3, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

VRI Services Survey for Interpreters from NCIEC

From the NCIEC: The National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers (NCIEC) Interpreting via Video Work Team is focused on identifying common needs, issues and practice of the video remote interpreting (VRI)industry. VRI is a fee-based interpreting service where at least one person (the interpreter, the deaf person or the hearing person) is at a distance. The Work Team’s initial analysis will provide input to interpreter education regarding essential educational and training needs of inter… Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on June 8, 2009 at 5:52am — No Comments

www.DiscoverInterpreting.com

Hey! Have you checked out www.DiscoverInterpreting.com? If you know folks interested in becoming an interpreter, refer folks to this website. There's also a Facebook group--Discover Interpreting! Cheers! Continue

Added by CM Hall on May 28, 2009 at 10:08am — 4 Comments

Attention all Siblings of Deaf Adults

Anyone out there SODA? Love to hear from you if you are. Continue

Added by Stefan on May 25, 2009 at 10:51am — 14 Comments

To answer Eric's blog post inquiring about "fee for this service"

Unfortunately comments were turned off from the blog posting directly so I will simply reference it with a link here. There is no fee for joining or using TerpLink. Your friend may have been talking about the costs associated with operating TerpLink which are about $100 a month, but I do not pass those on to members.… Continue

Added by Daryl G Crouse on May 10, 2009 at 7:25pm — No Comments