Law is nice, but does that always happen? Hell no. I was signing for 2 weeks and tried to interpret at a hospital for a friend of a friend. I couldn't do it. I had to get a HoH friend in to do it for me.Originally posted by AquaBlue
Hospitals are required by law to have Interpreters on the grounds at all time.
What other public facilities are required by law to have Deaf Interpreters at all times?
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Courts, Police Department (if they bust a deaf person).. and Schools...Originally posted by AquaBlue
Hospitals are required by law to have Interpreters on the grounds at all time.
What other public facilities are required by law to have Deaf Interpreters at all times?
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Originally posted by ChelEler
These faculties need to learn that the interpreters have to be experienced, and probably certified to be a professional interpreter. The reason I bring this up is because they had someone to interpret for me in this local hospital for my son's emergency situation and that interpreter was so LOUSY! I couldn't even understand her, and she didn't understand me at all! She was signing "home signs" and that's not good enough. :madfawk:
Originally posted by Teekie
Oh, that sucks! When I was in the hospital for an emergency c-section for my oldest son, I had an interpreter that came in and was supposed to interpret me for the whole time, but before I went in for surgery, the interpreter said she had to go and left.. so my aunt offered to go in with me and help me out.. she wrote what the DR said or is doing.. since she didn't know any signs and couldnt talk to me orally because of the mask covering her mouth. Of course, I was pissed and the director of the interpreter services apologized for the inconvience but it still wasn't acceptable.
Originally posted by RosesNY
sometimes they say they don't know about ADA laws so i have to tell them still don;t understand that sucks