Originally Posted by jasin

The only difference between some interpreters here and people who have just taken asl 1-6 is that the interpreters are certified. I met an interpreter once who was fully certified but on her transcript she only had asl 1-3. She told me she just did lots of practice.

I guess what i am saying, is it really depeneds on the person and their skill level. Granted, someone who has just taken asl is not an interpreter, but if their skill level is high enough I would not object to them informally signing for me.