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Old 11-20-2003, 07:03 PM   #6 (permalink)
Ziusudra
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Fire them for continual poor interpreting that is. Examples of poor interpreting are when you're clearly unable to keep up with the academic rate or speed of the person talking but don't say so... while I allow most of my interpreters to make mistakes occasionally (hey, we're all human), I don't allow my deaf society to pick an interpreter they think is best for me but isn't really, I choose the interpreter for the subject so I know how well they will cope with the subject, and how well I will be able to understand them whilst writing down things and reading black/whiteboards.

It's best to get the right terp and it's also best to ask for one with specialised knowledge of the area you want to study/learn about. Such as legal knowledge for work in the court or such things. Are deaf people allowed to work in courts anyway? In the United States that is.
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