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Without speaking a single word, this man might be the most talkative person at the fair.
"My name is Jim Skvorak, I'm an interpreter here at the State Fair.”
Skvorak and his team of 31 interpreters are spread across the fairgrounds working shows and concerts. The program is called Fair Access for the Deaf and it's in its 20th year.
"I would come out to the fair and I thought it would be a nice idea to have interpreters here, but they didn't have that. All these little events I thought what a great opportunity for deaf people to enjoy the fair," Skvorak said.
Bentley Fine has been coming to the fair for nine years and each time she visits she uses Fair Access for the Deaf.
"The interpreters are really helpful especially for the deaf people and for my self. You know what's going on, the music, it's really helpful and it motivates people to come again," Fine said.
Each interpreter is armed with a beeper and a cell phone. Let’s say someone who is deaf is having a hard time communicating with a vendor here the Center of Progress building, that person can dial the organization's hotline and type in a certain code communicating where they are and in a few minutes, an interpreter will come to assist them.
"There are always free interpreters. We schedule one or two interpreters to be available," Skvorak said.
Fair Access for the Deaf -- helping bring sound to everyone.
Without speaking a single word, this man might be the most talkative person at the fair.
"My name is Jim Skvorak, I'm an interpreter here at the State Fair.”
Skvorak and his team of 31 interpreters are spread across the fairgrounds working shows and concerts. The program is called Fair Access for the Deaf and it's in its 20th year.
"I would come out to the fair and I thought it would be a nice idea to have interpreters here, but they didn't have that. All these little events I thought what a great opportunity for deaf people to enjoy the fair," Skvorak said.
Bentley Fine has been coming to the fair for nine years and each time she visits she uses Fair Access for the Deaf.
"The interpreters are really helpful especially for the deaf people and for my self. You know what's going on, the music, it's really helpful and it motivates people to come again," Fine said.
Each interpreter is armed with a beeper and a cell phone. Let’s say someone who is deaf is having a hard time communicating with a vendor here the Center of Progress building, that person can dial the organization's hotline and type in a certain code communicating where they are and in a few minutes, an interpreter will come to assist them.
"There are always free interpreters. We schedule one or two interpreters to be available," Skvorak said.
Fair Access for the Deaf -- helping bring sound to everyone.
