kcrocker

I am at loss at this issue. I would appreicate that you can help me with this. What really happened in general is that often we the deaf parents would ask for an interpreter for any activites at school (school plays, parent/teacher meeting, etc.. you name it..) We often would get nasty atittude and heavy sighs on other end of line like it is a huge problem for them. They even would tell us that they don't have any money for an interpreter. After a small arugment, they would hire one and tell us we are very lucky to have intepreter being hired despite their "money problems".
I have wrote a letter to School district Superintendent to discuss on this issues. His attitude towards to us is " I was former Galludet professor for undergradate and I know what I am doing" attitude. Of course, he is hearing. I am not trying to degrade him at all but trying to point things out on what is going on in the school office and their attitude towards to deaf parents of hearing children. I was hoping that he can point it out to his office people to stop those kind of atttitude and its law to hire one.They arleady are making us feeling guilty to ask for one when we need one. They are acting like they are doing us a favor to hire an interpreter instead of acting according to Federal Law of ADA.
I just wanted to hear from you deaf parents or advocate of ILC on how they solved those similar issue or they did it to solve this issue.
Thank you...