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What is a Deaf Interpreter? - ASL video: https://youtu.be/CPUnOrqBnNM
"A Deaf Interpreter is a specialist who provides interpreting, translation, and transliteration services in American Sign Language and other visual and tactual communication forms used by individuals who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and DeafBlind." (source: http://www.diinstitute.org/what-is-the-deaf-interpreter/)
How To File a Complaint about an Interpreter
To File a Complaint with GIS:
To File a Complaint with Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID):
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DeafBlind InterpretingBelow excerpt is from "DeafBlind Interpreting: Toward Effective Practice" (2018). Available online at DBI.
Experienced interpreters who work with DeafBlind people are knowledgeable about and sensitive to environmental factors that may significantly affect the interpreting process. Skilled DeafBlind interpreters are able to incorporate the speaker’s message while also transmitting visual, auditory and environmental stimuli that contribute to the context of the interpreted message. Dependent on the DeafBlind consumer’s preference, the following components should be considered and may be incorporated during to the beginning of the meeting/workshop/conference:
The amount of information incorporated is at the discretion of the DeafBlind consumer and also requires considerable skill and judgment on the part of the interpreter. (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, 2007)
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