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Old 01-04-2008, 05:17 PM   #66 (permalink)
Byrdie714
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Originally Posted by Interpretrator View Post
If I were a deaf client I would insist upon a CERTIFIED interpreter for anything to do with medical or legal situations. If deaf people are comfortable with "qualified" and uncertified, more power to 'em but you get what you pay for.
Yet some certified interpreters aren't qualified in certain situations. I've meet several certified interpreters that didn't know what they were doing.

I've meet interpreters that weren't certified and yet did outstanding working compared to their certified counterparts.

Also, if you meet an interpreter that has 30 years of experience vs. a newly certified interpreter with less experience, whom would you pick?
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