Since I'm oral deaf, there were just a few times when I required an intrepretor, but of course, had one in Court on the adoption day in front of the Judge, Mayor and audience.....
As for Home Checks, I don't see where one is really needed, especially when they do this at random times, you never know when they are gonna check up on you.....so scheduling an intrepretor would be a little difficult there.....actually, I had a very nice and good experience(s) with any/all visits...and at times the HRS worker would take the boys out to McD's....not only to be nice, but also to get their input (away from me)......
I also learned not to sweat the small stuff, like dishes in the sink, or doing housework whenever there was a random check.....The only concern (it seemed) was my ability to be able to communicate well with my boys and their needs and well-being were my first priority. We passed that with flying colors, as I taught my boys some simple ASL, and they understood my speech also.
