right on fly free. it's wonderful to see that you give feedback and ask questions when needed. this kind of action will only help interpreters, at least the terps who are interested in achieving professionalism, improve in serving the deaf/hh community. educational intepreting does have a code of ethics, but it varies from state to state. i say use common sense and remember a child's educational should come first. in relation to college, vr, court, medical kinds of interpreting i feel it is much more important to follow the code of ethics establised by RID. it is wise for the terp to pay close attention to these codes. flyfree, another great point about terps who are immersed in deaf culture, but tend to stray from what's right. i see that a lot and some are really great terps. almost like they forget what's professional because they become really comfortable. hey, i think we all have been guilty of this at some point.
i will say to anyone in any situation that gives feedback to do so constructively and always be upfront and honest.
also, javapride, i'm sure you are more than qualified to assess where a terp would be better suited, but be most careful. from my experience most situations are different and call for different measuers. either way you being proactive is wonderful and i would love to be able to interpret for deaf/hh individuals that are honest and helpful like some of you guys. peace
