Interpreter's salary

jrsysure76 said:
I know there are agencies that require the student's signature as well at college settings.
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I think the main point is that a student's signature is not required on a timesheet. An attendance sheet or roll sheet, perhaps, but not a TIME sheet.
 
I heard DC is a great place and good pay. What is general pay range for certified interpreters? What about cost of living? Is pay still that good even with the high cost of living in DC? Can you recommend any places for work in DC? What agencies do you recommend? Is it better to work for an agency or Gallaudet? I have heard through the grapevine that many interpreters don't like interpreting at Gallaudet? Have you heard anything like that? Thank you for any info.
 
jrsysure76 said:
I heard DC is a great place and good pay. What is general pay range for certified interpreters? What about cost of living? Is pay still that good even with the high cost of living in DC? Can you recommend any places for work in DC? What agencies do you recommend? Is it better to work for an agency or Gallaudet? I have heard through the grapevine that many interpreters don't like interpreting at Gallaudet? Have you heard anything like that? Thank you for any info.
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It depends on if you are certified, if you have any experience, and what area of interpreting (educational, medical, etc) you are working in. I would say that yes, the pay is quite good, even though we have high cost of living.

I have worked for both local agencies and for Gallaudet. Personally, I am quite happy with both. GIS is really just another local agency...they do all kinds of jobs. I would guess that any negativity terps might have is because GIS really does have higher standards. So either people don't get accepted by GIS and they are bitter because of that, or even if they have never tried to get accepted, they know that GIS terps are held to a higher standard, therefore they don't like them because they MIGHT be better.

I would be happy to give you names and numbers - drop me an e-mail via meredith@amanita.net and I'll tell more. (Don't want to seem to prefer anybody in public.)
 
Where I work - if there is an interpreter that comes in, they are pay according to their levels. For example - ISAS 4 can make 31.50 a hour and ISAS 5 can make 33 a hour.

There are some interpreters that would work for 32 hours a week and earn 31.50 - wow...
 
Liebling:-))) said:
But respect should go both ways.
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There is no professional code of conduct for the deaf as there is for interpreters. if a deaf person is rude, wrong, or whatever you still have to treat them with respect or find someone who can.
 
jasin said:
There is no professional code of conduct for the deaf as there is for interpreters. if a deaf person is rude, wrong, or whatever you still have to treat them with respect or find someone who can.
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Respect, in any situation, is earned. No where in the code of conduct does it say that terps must subject themselves to rude and hateful attitudes.
 
jasin said:
There is no professional code of conduct for the deaf as there is for interpreters. if a deaf person is rude, wrong, or whatever you still have to treat them with respect or find someone who can.
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That can work both ways.

Interpreters can turn down assignments; they don't have to put up with abuse. If a consumer constantly offends interpreters, and one after another they turn down assignments with that consumer, then that consumer may find himself without any qualified interpreters available.

It's to the benefit of all parties concerned to have mutual respect. If there is a constant feeling of animosity from the interpreter, the deaf consumer, or the hearing consumer, then communication will be hindered.
 
jiro123 said:
exactly. TERPs are professional. Do you tip your doctor? dentist? My guess is no. If you have been working with your TERP for quite a while... a small gift like a box of chocolate or a mug cup is fine!
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I haven't read the rest of this thread yet, so forgive if it's been said already:

I agree--usually we don't tip other professionals in our lives. However, I have actually sent my doc's office flowers or sent a card of thanks, because they've gone above and beyond the call of duty and I have a long-standing relationship with them. So, I think tipping---eh, I wouldn't do it. But if you're terp has been working with you for an extended period of time, or if they've stepped up and done something exceptional, then, sure, express your appreciation in words, or with a small token gift.

Just my opinion---I'm probably repeating here.
 
That's a great chart, very interesting.

Shouldn't everybody just respect everybody else? How about that?
 
On other hand, we shouldn't let 'deaf culture way' of expressing gratiude or being grateful for interpreters, because interpreters are not our freinds, they are just loving their salarys and 'exciting parts of their jobs' we deafs gets mroe screwed... where's a good career for deaf people , apart from shitting on other deaf people in the face of 'service providers' they make me sick..... I hate them , while the self-serving deaf service coordinators claims they 'knows deaf needs' BULLSHIT they just follow orders and carry out need assessment which is nothing more than finding out the 'essential requirement' just to get pass the 'old social work standards' while maintaining control and oppression on deaf people :barf:

Terps know it all too well, being tipped in a deaf way it just a sneaky way to conceal their real status, as an exploitative one, preserving their approval (of their oppressive professional status). (Same goes for you CODAs).:barf::barf:

Deaf people should realise big words like require, consent, form, appropriate, assessment, client are big words sure and were deliberately chosen to make deaf people feel 'important' when really they are not, just numbers and names in use for those have control. Deaf people shouldn't and shall not submit into their control.

Service providers or relations officers or Employment consultancy is just a few new big career for deaf people bent on power and 'do well' in maintaining a professional face are being applauded by hearing oppressors in in the name of the 'needs control industry', its just a cheaper more effective means of social control for the government to use traitorous deaf ambitous individuals replacing the old social welfare model when it was previously wer long-standing and now deemed politically incorrent 'mode of agency' not fitting in the current 'mode of production' in which follows much closer now to the information industry. Nothing more and nothing less.

So fuck you interpreters, stop pandering on your so esteemed professionalism, better re-think your priority on how your profession is organised, better start becoming an alliance to the Deaf community for deaf rights and too bad if this seems to compromise your position for secured income, in fact it wont be so, because with more d/Deaf out in the real world actually fully participated your interpreting service will indeed get more boost (WHILE d/Deaf people are not exploited in extremes as well the inflexibility to access service would decline SHARPLY, but nope, conventional thinking says oppression is good, and said to be good for your income . what is the hell is wrong with you all??

Reba said "Interpreters can turn down assignments; they don't have to put up with abuse. If a consumer constantly offends interpreters, and one after another they turn down assignments with that consumer, then that consumer may find himself without any qualified interpreters available."

Well i disagree I do not believe interpreters should prejudge the deaf person based on gossips or reputation of that deaf person, (well there are exception) but like if a deaf person happens to show a racist comment or seemed to be angry, its really none of the intepreters business they can't play god, in much the same way as doctor can't refuse to aid sick gang members in the Emergency department for that don't know the full story, (neither full story should have anything to do with it anyway) , Interpreters shouldn't play god afterall they LEARNT Our language and they in principle have NO rights to demand monetary exchange and having full control of their 'service' my ass.

I happen to know an terp who declined to terp for a guy i know on the basis that he dont like a ethnic group, boasted of his dislike at deafclubs, thing is it has nothing to do that terps' life that he didnt like this group, funny thing is he didnt happen to belong a Nazi party or such, apparently it was discovered that this particular terp did some terping assignment for that illiterate low functioning deafie who claimed to be in a neo-nazi gang (his brother happen to be a member not really him) yet this terp was willing to work for him which i think its on the basis of pity - becuase of his lowly functionin skills. That should also be indicative to highlight where's the boundary of Deafness and Disability overlapps - hell the Terp shouldnt even play God.

That terp should be off the professional dock, as there was no consistency or professionalism on her party, just her petty 'deafie-wannabe-' attitude is all so PC , but then there is a lack of consistency for that BEING a out-right wannabe-Nazi is actually worse than saying he doesnt like a particular group. (Are terps so special? ):sure: like do they need PC people to 'protect them' :barf:
 
Interesting insights, Grummer. The part about terps earning a lot of money sometimes gets to me cuz I am also fluent in both languages (ASL and spoken English) but would that land me a job with that kind of pay? Most likely not due to the discrimination by the majority of hearing people out there.

I am grateful for the terps and treat them with respect but there are times when I hear about terps salaries, I feel kinda angry in a way.

That's why I dont dwell on this issue cuz it is not going to do me or anyone else good if I make a big issue out of it. I know many deaf people who make a big issue out of it so I tell them to stop using terp's services.
 
its not refusing to seek interpreters, it is more about refusing to accept how it now became a big professional status, and all the baggages goes with it which renders deaf people still needy. Its not helping deaf people at all, it is just a way to get around the fact deaf people refuse to use hearing aids, or experiencing the problematic limits of hearing aids (or CIs)- all this is denied by hearing people (and especially hearing professionals of manyany kind of those working with d/Deaf people.

I'd even question some those so-called interpreters ethics, i mean it makes it an ideal profession not only in the eyes of the public but also those within high demand on the use of interpreters they do now wish to empower d/Deaf people as much as so because interpreters by and large DO knows often when deaf people are caught in tricky situations as to be forced to give an answer, there are many more example of this, and I am SURE interpreters (as does those dont do interpreting jobs itself but are related with the works interpreters do, such as records of accountability of various kinds, what could have been said if a social work was present.

I maintain that interpreters has been made it real difficult for us because by mesermising us into agreeing everything including 'options' but i feel other options were likely to have been left out deliberately OR been left out on account that it doesnt fit the normal modes of adminstration that has to fit with the rest of society, in terms of profits, staff wages upkeep and so on. It didn't matter to them if it was going to cost too much for d/Deaf people themsevles because many of which are 'covered' not so much on tghe recognition of deaf people's 'needs' but more to do with support running costs to keep order. nothing more and nothing less. The rules making were always on account of the hearing people's interests (to secure their profession and industry's scope of focus) and never negotiated with the real nature of deaf people's actual frustrationed demand for seeking hearing people to lend a hearing hands/eyes on the deaf people's terms.
It should NOT be that professionalisation to dictate where and when can d/Deaf people be allowed to seek interpreters whether subsidied of not.

In relation, interpretors has been following a trend in the service/information based society, it has nothing to do with evolving in society. Nothing has evolved really. Just rules has evolved its shape to fit the newer version of the job market and competition, it got nothing to do with making room for Deaf people to function, its more to do with making jobs for hearing people. Jobs for deaf people is an afterthought, like 'lucky oppurtunitys' in communication-less jobs. (read that is alot harder to do now since everything is multi-tasking which includes use of voice communication by tele-phones). heck even using VP in workplaces is going to require voice communication, the entire society is still speech-centred (which again an excuse for whammnig in CI's in the second wave of oralism but this is
another subject).Basically, increasingly deaf people are seen as reserve army of labour (this is old, but it still stands true today, only difference is, its how it protrayed and how it layered differently as does the market place is layered differently too.
 
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grummer said:
on Other Hand, We Shouldn't Let 'deaf Culture Way' Of Expressing Gratiude Or Being Grateful For Interpreters, Because Interpreters Are Not Our Freinds, They Are Just Loving Their Salarys And 'exciting Parts Of Their Jobs' We Deafs Gets Mroe Screwed... Where's A Good Career For Deaf People , Apart From Shitting On Other Deaf People In The Face Of 'service Providers' They Make Me Sick..... I Hate Them , While The Self-serving Deaf Service Coordinators Claims They 'knows Deaf Needs' Bullshit They Just Follow Orders And Carry Out Need Assessment Which Is Nothing More Than Finding Out The 'essential Requirement' Just To Get Pass The 'old Social Work Standards' While Maintaining Control And Oppression On Deaf People :barf:

Terps Know It All Too Well, Being Tipped In A Deaf Way It Just A Sneaky Way To Conceal Their Real Status, As An Exploitative One, Preserving Their Approval (of Their Oppressive Professional Status). (same Goes For You Codas).:barf::barf:

Deaf People Should Realise Big Words Like Require, Consent, Form, Appropriate, Assessment, Client Are Big Words Sure And Were Deliberately Chosen To Make Deaf People Feel 'important' When Really They Are Not, Just Numbers And Names In Use For Those Have Control. Deaf People Shouldn't And Shall Not Submit Into Their Control.

Service Providers Or Relations Officers Or Employment Consultancy Is Just A Few New Big Career For Deaf People Bent On Power And 'do Well' In Maintaining A Professional Face Are Being Applauded By Hearing Oppressors In In The Name Of The 'needs Control Industry', Its Just A Cheaper More Effective Means Of Social Control For The Government To Use Traitorous Deaf Ambitous Individuals Replacing The Old Social Welfare Model When It Was Previously Wer Long-standing And Now Deemed Politically Incorrent 'mode Of Agency' Not Fitting In The Current 'mode Of Production' In Which Follows Much Closer Now To The Information Industry. Nothing More And Nothing Less.

So Fuck You Interpreters, Stop Pandering On Your So Esteemed Professionalism, Better Re-think Your Priority On How Your Profession Is Organised, Better Start Becoming An Alliance To The Deaf Community For Deaf Rights And Too Bad If This Seems To Compromise Your Position For Secured Income, In Fact It Wont Be So, Because With More D/deaf Out In The Real World Actually Fully Participated Your Interpreting Service Will Indeed Get More Boost (while D/deaf People Are Not Exploited In Extremes As Well The Inflexibility To Access Service Would Decline Sharply, But Nope, Conventional Thinking Says Oppression Is Good, And Said To Be Good For Your Income . What Is The Hell Is Wrong With You All??

Reba Said "interpreters Can Turn Down Assignments; They Don't Have To Put Up With Abuse. If A Consumer Constantly Offends Interpreters, And One After Another They Turn Down Assignments With That Consumer, Then That Consumer May Find Himself Without Any Qualified Interpreters Available."

Well I Disagree I Do Not Believe Interpreters Should Prejudge The Deaf Person Based On Gossips Or Reputation Of That Deaf Person, (well There Are Exception) But Like If A Deaf Person Happens To Show A Racist Comment Or Seemed To Be Angry, Its Really None Of The Intepreters Business They Can't Play God, In Much The Same Way As Doctor Can't Refuse To Aid Sick Gang Members In The Emergency Department For That Don't Know The Full Story, (neither Full Story Should Have Anything To Do With It Anyway) , Interpreters Shouldn't Play God Afterall They Learnt Our Language And They In Principle Have No Rights To Demand Monetary Exchange And Having Full Control Of Their 'service' My Ass.

I Happen To Know An Terp Who Declined To Terp For A Guy I Know On The Basis That He Dont Like A Ethnic Group, Boasted Of His Dislike At Deafclubs, Thing Is It Has Nothing To Do That Terps' Life That He Didnt Like This Group, Funny Thing Is He Didnt Happen To Belong A Nazi Party Or Such, Apparently It Was Discovered That This Particular Terp Did Some Terping Assignment For That Illiterate Low Functioning Deafie Who Claimed To Be In A Neo-nazi Gang (his Brother Happen To Be A Member Not Really Him) Yet This Terp Was Willing To Work For Him Which I Think Its On The Basis Of Pity - Becuase Of His Lowly Functionin Skills. That Should Also Be Indicative To Highlight Where's The Boundary Of Deafness And Disability Overlapps - Hell The Terp Shouldnt Even Play God.

That Terp Should Be Off The Professional Dock, As There Was No Consistency Or Professionalism On Her Party, Just Her Petty 'deafie-wannabe-' Attitude Is All So Pc , But Then There Is A Lack Of Consistency For That Being A Out-right Wannabe-nazi Is Actually Worse Than Saying He Doesnt Like A Particular Group. (are Terps So Special? ):sure: Like Do They Need Pc People To 'protect Them' :barf:
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Wow, you have a lot of anger there.
 
grummer said:
its Not Refusing To Seek Interpreters, It Is More About Refusing To Accept How It Now Became A Big Professional Status, And All The Baggages Goes With It Which Renders Deaf People Still Needy. Its Not Helping Deaf People At All, It Is Just A Way To Get Around The Fact Deaf People Refuse To Use Hearing Aids, Or Experiencing The Problematic Limits Of Hearing Aids (or Cis)- All This Is Denied By Hearing People (and Especially Hearing Professionals Of Manyany Kind Of Those Working With D/deaf People.

I'd Even Question Some Those So-called Interpreters Ethics, I Mean It Makes It An ideal Profession Not Only In The Eyes Of The Public But Also Those Within High Demand On The Use Of Interpreters They Do Now Wish To Empower D/deaf People As Much As So Because Interpreters By And Large do Knows Often When Deaf People Are Caught In Tricky Situations As To Be Forced To Give An Answer, There Are Many More Example Of This, And I Am Sure Interpreters (as Does Those Dont Do Interpreting Jobs Itself But Are Related With The Works Interpreters Do, Such As Records Of Accountability Of Various Kinds, What Could Have Been Said If A Social Work Was Present.

I Maintain That Interpreters Has Been Made It Real Difficult For Us Because By Mesermising Us Into Agreeing Everything Including 'options' But I Feel Other Options Were Likely To Have Been Left Out Deliberately Or Been Left Out On Account That It Doesnt Fit The Normal Modes Of Adminstration That Has To Fit With The Rest Of Society, In Terms Of Profits, Staff Wages Upkeep And So On. It Didn't Matter To Them If It Was Going To Cost Too Much For D/deaf People Themsevles Because Many Of Which Are 'covered' Not So Much On Tghe Recognition Of Deaf People's 'needs' But More To Do With Support Running Costs To Keep Order. Nothing More And Nothing Less. The Rules Making Were Always On Account Of The Hearing People's Interests (to Secure Their Profession And Industry's Scope Of Focus) And Never Negotiated With The Real Nature Of Deaf People's Actual Frustrationed Demand For Seeking Hearing People To Lend A Hearing Hands/eyes On The Deaf People's Terms.
It Should Not Be That Professionalisation To Dictate Where And When Can D/deaf People Be Allowed To Seek Interpreters Whether Subsidied Of Not.

In Relation, Interpretors Has Been Following A Trend In The Service/information Based Society, It Has Nothing To Do With Evolving In Society. Nothing Has Evolved Really. Just Rules Has Evolved Its Shape To Fit The Newer Version Of The Job Market And Competition, It Got Nothing To Do With Making Room For Deaf People To Function, Its More To Do With Making Jobs For Hearing People. Jobs For Deaf People Is An Afterthought, Like 'lucky Oppurtunitys' In Communication-less Jobs. (read That Is Alot Harder To Do Now Since Everything Is Multi-tasking Which Includes Use Of Voice Communication By Tele-phones). Heck Even Using Vp In Workplaces Is Going To Require Voice Communication, The Entire Society Is Still Speech-centred (which Again An Excuse For Whammnig In Ci's In The Second Wave Of Oralism But This Is
Another Subject).basically, Increasingly Deaf People Are Seen As Reserve Army Of Labour (this Is Old, But It Still Stands True Today, Only Difference Is, Its How It Protrayed And How It Layered Differently As Does The Market Place Is Layered Differently Too.
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It seems like you have a lot of layered issues here.
 
Etoile said:
It seems like you have a lot of layered issues here.
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I think you are naive and need to get your head out of your arse

read it all again, its about the system, system of disability and system in which reflect's society's attitudes towards people being different so they are called the 'Others' , sub-humans if you will. oh yes Deaf people always complains about being treated as less than a full human, right in this forum, there are rich accounts this shared experiences so dont deny this to me, or try disdain my slant just because you happen to 'have it all' or can't see a problem since it doesnt affect you.

You see, the society's configuration is geared in such a way that does NOT appeal to deaf people or that matter anybody who does not happen to conform to normalcy

Ok i might sometimes comes out strongly, if you dont like the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I say it like as it is, life isn't all rosey for some of us, unlike you who what seem to be a 'well adjusted' hearie, gone deaf while you maintain an 'appropriate perspectives' which really is more about politically correct.
I can detect this right out of your choice of words like 'wow you have alot of anger there', "layer issues" lol that's a funny one come out as you seem to have noting else to say but try to be clever or funny? or something else - DONT give me this 'concerned' bullshit its obvious you are full of disdain.

I was attempting to convey a point that is in a perspective which is elusive, I dont expect many people in this forum to deciper this angle readily, and you clearly faiiled. Albeit i posted it anyway because there are some surprisingly switched on people here, and yet obviously you're just a conformist.

if you might click on the fact society HAS many layers, dammit - Think!,
legal system, trade system, economics system, political system, environmental ecological system (this one is particular young in as far as how society given it new-found attention to this particular matter) , here shall we trickle down the effects but they are all entwined in a certain fashion which are dialectial and dynamic, for instance, the hiearchical system within each of these systems, embodying many different interactions between many different roles people take, to affect hence making the system 'alive' or seem real, so real enough that they believe it is a 'reality', again it is backed up by 'realities' of of other social forces, like the legal and medical systems.
 
Grummer said:
I think you are naive and need to get your head out of your arse

read it all again, its about the system, system of disability and system in which reflect's society's attitudes towards people being different so they are called the 'Others' , sub-humans if you will. oh yes Deaf people always complains about being treated as less than a full human, right in this forum, there are rich accounts this shared experiences so dont deny this to me, or try disdain my slant just because you happen to 'have it all' or can't see a problem since it doesnt affect you.

You see, the society's configuration is geared in such a way that does NOT appeal to deaf people or that matter anybody who does not happen to conform to normalcy

Ok i might sometimes comes out strongly, if you dont like the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I say it like as it is, life isn't all rosey for like some of you, especially you who what seem to be a 'well adjusted' hearie, gone deaf while you maintain an 'appropriate perspectives' which really is more about politically correct.
I can detect this right out of your choice of words like 'wow you have alot of anger there', "layer issues" lol that's a funny one come out as you seem to have noting else to say but try to be clever or funny? or something else - DONT give me this 'concerned' bullshit its obvious you are full of disdain.

I was attempting to convey a point that is in a perspective which is elusive, I dont expect many people in this forum to deciper this angle readily, and you clearly faiiled. Albeit i posted it anyway because there are some surprisingly switched on people here, and yet obviously you're just a conformist.

if you might click on the fact society HAS many layers, dammit - Think!,
legal system, trade system, economics system, political system, environmental ecological system (this one is particular young in as far as how society given it new-found attention to this particular matter) , here shall we trickle down the effects but they are all entwined in a certain fashion which are dialectial and dynamic, for instance, the hiearchical system within each of these systems, embodying many different interactions between many different roles people take, to affect hence making the system 'alive' or seem real, so real enough that they believe it is a 'reality', again it is backed up by 'realities' of of other social forces, like the legal and medical systems.
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Actually, I'm just quoting your posts to make sure you don't edit them later. Often people with such controversial views wish they hadn't said them. Also, I think you're being a complete dick, spouting off opinions as truth without facts, quotes, and substantiation, so I just want to make sure everybody gets to see what an asshat you are. :wave:
 
Grummer said:
I think you are naive and need to get your head out of your arse

read it all again, its about the system, system of disability and system in which reflect's society's attitudes towards people being different so they are called the 'Others' , sub-humans if you will. oh yes Deaf people always complains about being treated as less than a full human, right in this forum, there are rich accounts this shared experiences so dont deny this to me, or try disdain my slant just because you happen to 'have it all' or can't see a problem since it doesnt affect you.

You see, the society's configuration is geared in such a way that does NOT appeal to deaf people or that matter anybody who does not happen to conform to normalcy

Ok i might sometimes comes out strongly, if you dont like the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I say it like as it is, life isn't all rosey for some of us, unlike you who what seem to be a 'well adjusted' hearie, gone deaf while you maintain an 'appropriate perspectives' which really is more about politically correct.
I can detect this right out of your choice of words like 'wow you have alot of anger there', "layer issues" lol that's a funny one come out as you seem to have noting else to say but try to be clever or funny? or something else - DONT give me this 'concerned' bullshit its obvious you are full of disdain.

I was attempting to convey a point that is in a perspective which is elusive, I dont expect many people in this forum to deciper this angle readily, and you clearly faiiled. Albeit i posted it anyway because there are some surprisingly switched on people here, and yet obviously you're just a conformist.

if you might click on the fact society HAS many layers, dammit - Think!,
legal system, trade system, economics system, political system, environmental ecological system (this one is particular young in as far as how society given it new-found attention to this particular matter) , here shall we trickle down the effects but they are all entwined in a certain fashion which are dialectial and dynamic, for instance, the hiearchical system within each of these systems, embodying many different interactions between many different roles people take, to affect hence making the system 'alive' or seem real, so real enough that they believe it is a 'reality', again it is backed up by 'realities' of of other social forces, like the legal and medical systems.
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Ahhh....conspiracist theories abounds in the Deaf world! :lol:
 
Grummer said:
On other hand, we shouldn't let 'deaf culture way' of expressing gratiude or being grateful for interpreters, because interpreters are not our freinds, they are just loving their salarys and 'exciting parts of their jobs' we deafs gets mroe screwed... where's a good career for deaf people , apart from shitting on other deaf people in the face of 'service providers' they make me sick..... I hate them , while the self-serving deaf service coordinators claims they 'knows deaf needs' BULLSHIT they just follow orders and carry out need assessment which is nothing more than finding out the 'essential requirement' just to get pass the 'old social work standards' while maintaining control and oppression on deaf people :barf:

Terps know it all too well, being tipped in a deaf way it just a sneaky way to conceal their real status, as an exploitative one, preserving their approval (of their oppressive professional status). (Same goes for you CODAs).:barf::barf:

Deaf people should realise big words like require, consent, form, appropriate, assessment, client are big words sure and were deliberately chosen to make deaf people feel 'important' when really they are not, just numbers and names in use for those have control. Deaf people shouldn't and shall not submit into their control.

Service providers or relations officers or Employment consultancy is just a few new big career for deaf people bent on power and 'do well' in maintaining a professional face are being applauded by hearing oppressors in in the name of the 'needs control industry', its just a cheaper more effective means of social control for the government to use traitorous deaf ambitous individuals replacing the old social welfare model when it was previously wer long-standing and now deemed politically incorrent 'mode of agency' not fitting in the current 'mode of production' in which follows much closer now to the information industry. Nothing more and nothing less.

So fuck you interpreters, stop pandering on your so esteemed professionalism, better re-think your priority on how your profession is organised, better start becoming an alliance to the Deaf community for deaf rights and too bad if this seems to compromise your position for secured income, in fact it wont be so, because with more d/Deaf out in the real world actually fully participated your interpreting service will indeed get more boost (WHILE d/Deaf people are not exploited in extremes as well the inflexibility to access service would decline SHARPLY, but nope, conventional thinking says oppression is good, and said to be good for your income . what is the hell is wrong with you all??

Reba said "Interpreters can turn down assignments; they don't have to put up with abuse. If a consumer constantly offends interpreters, and one after another they turn down assignments with that consumer, then that consumer may find himself without any qualified interpreters available."

Well i disagree I do not believe interpreters should prejudge the deaf person based on gossips or reputation of that deaf person, (well there are exception) but like if a deaf person happens to show a racist comment or seemed to be angry, its really none of the intepreters business they can't play god, in much the same way as doctor can't refuse to aid sick gang members in the Emergency department for that don't know the full story, (neither full story should have anything to do with it anyway) , Interpreters shouldn't play god afterall they LEARNT Our language and they in principle have NO rights to demand monetary exchange and having full control of their 'service' my ass.

I happen to know an terp who declined to terp for a guy i know on the basis that he dont like a ethnic group, boasted of his dislike at deafclubs, thing is it has nothing to do that terps' life that he didnt like this group, funny thing is he didnt happen to belong a Nazi party or such, apparently it was discovered that this particular terp did some terping assignment for that illiterate low functioning deafie who claimed to be in a neo-nazi gang (his brother happen to be a member not really him) yet this terp was willing to work for him which i think its on the basis of pity - becuase of his lowly functionin skills. That should also be indicative to highlight where's the boundary of Deafness and Disability overlapps - hell the Terp shouldnt even play God.

That terp should be off the professional dock, as there was no consistency or professionalism on her party, just her petty 'deafie-wannabe-' attitude is all so PC , but then there is a lack of consistency for that BEING a out-right wannabe-Nazi is actually worse than saying he doesnt like a particular group. (Are terps so special? ):sure: like do they need PC people to 'protect them' :barf:
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I'd bet you are on the "DO NOT WANT TO WORK WITH THIS ASSHOLE" list.
 
interpreter said:
I'd bet you are on the "DO NOT WANT TO WORK WITH THIS ASSHOLE" list.
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I'm still trying to figure out how it is that a terp is not standing up for the rights of the Deaf/deaf to use the language they mode they prefer. All this is about the right to use ASL. A terp faccilitates the upholding of that right.

Of course, you could insist on using ASL with people who don't know the language, and you will still have your right to use it upheld. But communication wouldn't get far without interpretation.

Everyone seems to forget that a terp is not there to "serve" the deaf individual only. The terp is there to facillitate communication between the deaf and the hearing. The interpretation is as much for the hearing person who does not know ASL as it is for the deaf person that uses ASL.

And, more often than not, it is the hearing instituiton, not the deaf individual that employs the interpreter. The ADA requires it. Therefore, the contract is between the person paying the terp, and the terp themselves, or the terp's agency.

The deaf have every right to insist that they be permitted to communicate in ASL. However, they cannot force that choice on everyone else. Therefore, if you accept the right to use ASL, you also accept the consequence that, as a result of your choice, you will sometimes need interpretation when deling with people who don't choose ASL as their primary means of communication. If you dont like having to use a terp, then stop insisting on the right to use ASL as your primary means of communication. Such a choice not only involves freedom for you, but it involves taking the responsibility for your choice, as well.
 
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