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Originally Posted by Grummer
...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."
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Since you mention my post specifically, I suppose I should reply.
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Well i disagree I do not believe interpreters should prejudge the deaf person based on gossips or reputation of that deaf person
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I agree that an interpreter should not judge a client on the basis of gossip or reputation. In fact, I prefer
not nothing anything about a client ahead of time if it's not relevant to the assignment. Relevant information would be such things as language preference, low-vision, voicing or not voicing, etc.
My point was, if a deaf client constantly "fires" terps, or terps constantly refuse repeat assignments from that client because of the abuse they experience, soon the client will run out of available local terps. That has nothing to do with gossip. I don't tell other terps about my opinions of my clients, and they don't tell me about their's.
This may be hard for you to accept but when terps get together, gossiping about their clients is
not the topic of choice. We really have more interesting topics to chat about.
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...(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.
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I wasn't referring to the client's personal prejudices, or attitude about the situation in which the interpreting is taking place. I'm talking about the deaf client's direct abuse of the interpreter during the assignment, especially if it interferes with the communication process. Unless I was physically endangered, I wouldn't leave in the middle of an assignment. However, if it seems that issues between the client and myself couldn't be resolved, then I would certainly think twice about accepting future assignments with that particular client. Like you said, interpreters aren't gods, we are humans. Normal humans don't want to intentionally put themselves into situations where they know they will be abused.
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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
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That isn't the same thing that I was talking about. No one should be turned down simply on the basis of ethnicity. I was talking about personal behavior, not personal background.