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Originally Posted by interpreter
I have a question about vrs and deaf callers. Maybe someone can give me some insight.
Why do some deaf callers tell the interpreters not to announce that this is a vrs call? I think I am a good interpreter, but it is very awkward for me to voice naturally in these calls.
Sometimes, the deaf caller does not sign clear and while I'm clarifying, I hear the hearing caller saying "hello? are you there?"
I'm not trying to control the call, nor am I putting down anyone who decides to do this, just trying to understand why they think this would make a smooth call?
Thanks.
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In some cases it is more trouble than it's worth to announce, like when you just want to order a pizza. Other times they have had a bad experience calling this person before, because the hearing person thought the VRS terp was a telemarketer (I get this one a LOT!) and so they don't want it announced because it will throw the person off. Yes, people say "hello? are you there?" all the time, but you just have to get very good at filling in. That's a skill that is special to VRS, filling in on the phone. How long have you been doing VRS? You get used to it eventually.