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You might want to specify that the survey is for deaf/hh only. Either that or adjust the survey so that it reflects the fact that hearing people are part of the deaf community as well. ;)

First of all I have only worked with college students, at which point they're on their own in many ways. If I'm interpreting in a mainstream college ESL class, I'm extremely limited in my options depending on what the teacher's style is. There are wonderful ESL teachers out there who can reach...

Please try reading a little more carefully. Anij said that not all deaf peddlers are deaf. No need to get your back up. I find using sign with peddlers is a good way to flush out the con artists. Anyway, what ticks me off most about hearies are the "deaf groupies." Luckily as a teacher now...

From my earlier post:

I have found SEE to be a lifesaver in both teaching and interpreting ESL and English in those cases. Of course I have to make sure the students understand but most of the time they do, and then you're not fingerspelling until your hand drops off your wrist. (The rest of the time it's ASL.) I...

Congratulations to you three! All excellent choices. Glad to see the moderator pool is expanding. Good luck in your training! :wiggle:

I'm really enjoying it so far. It's very "talky" (there's tons of dialogue) but it has a good RPG feel. I haven't gotten into the bigger combat missions yet though.

This is fun and awesome but note it is not a real Apple ad (check the comments). The performer is a L.A.-area interpreter and dancer whom I used to work with.

The answer to "how does mainstream society view the profoundly deaf" is exactly the same as the answer to "how does the deaf community feel about CIs"? There is no consensus. There is no one Borg-like hearing culture. Some people will be open-minded, others won't. Some people will be ignorant...

Well, a 20-page thread clearly wasn't enough.

That is exactly what I just said. I cannot believe I got sucked into trying to help again. You genuinely are totally resistant to advice that doesn't square with what you want to hear, so much so that you can't even see when someone is AGREEING WITH YOU. Good luck with that. I'm out of my...

And if this is what you go through, due to either lack of medication or needing an adjustment or whatever it is, then to answer your previous question bluntly although I know you will not listen: no, you should not be an interpreter. There are many other ways you can work with deaf people that...

Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great. And yes, a little lag time is your friend. (I tend to speed up and turn "Englishy" when I'm nervous, especially being taped.) Be sure to let us know how you do! :fingersx:

Sorry, Cheri, my post was not written specifically to you or even really to AquaBlue. It was a fervently written opinion. I'm sorry you felt I lashed out at you.

I'm not voting, but you might get some confusion as there is the term CDI, "Certified Deaf Interpreter," which means an interpreter who is deaf. Normally "sign language interpreter" serves to indicate that you're working for both deaf and hearing clients.

You know what, I can't, and I don't mean that in a mean way, but I find it almost totally impossible to discuss classifiers in a written format! :dunno2: I do not find them easy to use at all myself, but I think I've learned the most from simply watching my students sign. Almost every time I...

You know what, I'm partly disabled (fairly newly). I have several illnesses that cause my physical energy as well as my emotional situation to rollercoaster, and unluckily for me, there ARE no (legal) medications for my disability. I just get to feel awful most of the time and just have to push...

In our class we use the initialized signs for NOUN and VERB with the N or V passing under the chin. We use fingerspelled loan signs (or that's how they've evolved in our class anyway) for ADJ, ADV, PREP, and others. ARTICLE and PRONOUN we spell out, although we also use A/AN for "article."

Ah cool, thanks for letting me know about the WoW guild. And yeah, I can always Google for tips but I like to hear from friends and other people I know.

I hate to say "always" because English is famous for all its exceptions to all its rules, but that's a good rule of thumb. If "it is" doesn't make sense, then don't use the contraction "it's." "Its" is kind of in a class by itself, but the main thing to remember is, as Reba noted, "its" is a...