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Old 09-19-2007, 03:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
Etoile
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Originally Posted by Stuvera9405 View Post
I'd also like to know the answer to this. I'm a hearing person with a father who is HOH from the war.
I went to school to become a court reporter. While going to school, I had several jobs as a CART provider. I loved my job because I was helping people and also learning new things. This job really peaked my interest in ASL. Later, my school closed and I moved to a different city. I'm now taking ASL classes - I'm in ASL 3. But I'm looking for a job in my small city. I was thinking of applying as an ASL interperter for our local college. But I was also thinking of providing my CART skills. I'd also ike to know which you prefer and why. I think I'm more comfortable with CART, but I'd like to learn more ASL. The advantage with CART is that I go home and edit my notes then email them to you by the next class. This way, if you miss anything while the lesson is going on, you can reference my notes later.
Thank you.
Just a note - if you want to work as an interpreter, you would need to complete your school's full ASL curriculum and then also attend an Interpreter Training Program (ITP) to become skilled as an interpreter. Just knowing sign language is not enough - there are specialized skills involved with interpreting, too.
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