Recent content by Ariakkas

i work in VRS, and drives me batty when people hang up. the only thing that makes me madder, is when i explain to them what VRS is and they say " um, is this a sales call" i want to tell them " um, what part of what i just said makes you think this is a sales call?" but of course i can't do...

i use "b b" =bulletin board

cant copy/paste from this site, but interesting read Turkish Sign Language

RID is way too focused on community interpreting, and often neglects other aspect of the interpreting field. Them reconizing the EIPA is a way for them to bring educational terps into the program, and i imagine...to get those dues that they have been missing out on. i wont comment on the vote...

if there is a mass exodus to VRS from community, sounds like something is rotten in the community. Terps want to work in community settings. not to mention, sorenson is not twisting anyone's arm and forcing them to apply for a job there. and who says terps can't do both? community and VRS...

im hearing, with no Deafness in my family and I started stuttering in elementry school, i think it was due to some psychological trauma that occured at that time. I did some very limited speech therapy and have lived a normal life. I stutter on occasion still, and one in awhile people point it...

of course, they use a completely different alphabet.

if you decide to do it, just be selective on the work you accept. you will limit your income, but thats the nature of the beast. anyone with visible tattoo's, in my opinion, is limiting their earning power...unless you are a rock star. the buisness world has not yet dropped the stigma that...

great explainations guys

where did i get the idea there was a medical certificate? surely there is something for focused medical training, such as mental health etc....

well.....we dont interpret words first off...we interpret meaning. in the situation above, i think its appropriate to expand on the meanings of the words...simply because thats what we do anyway. fingerspell the word, then expand on it. this is the very reason they have specialist...

that website says its only for pocket Pc...so unless you got a touch screen phone, it wont work.

absolutly...do not report it. interpret the situation, come home and forget about it....we do it every day. keep interpreting...its the teachers responsibility not to give the answers during the lecture. if he wants the student to take the test and not see the lecture, he needs to send...

role shifting

the NIC carries alot of weight with it...so its well worth the cost of the test.