Ladies and Gentlemen,
This just came in...
This just came in...
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INTERPRETERS IN USA!!!!!
“I think it’s essential. It is absolutely essential,” Moore, executive director of the Kentucky’s Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing said. “We are in a bit of a crisis now because there are just not enough interpreters.”
State and federal laws — including the American with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act — require that people who are deaf or hard of hearing be provided with interpreters. Commission officials say they receive calls daily from doctors, lawyers, schools, employment services, hospitals and others seeking interpreters or information on how to find then.
In some regions of the state, Moore said, interpreters are few and far between and individuals who are deaf are forced to rely on people who may know some signs, but are not actually interpreters. In other cases, they must communicate in less desirable ways that do not allow them to get all the information they need, such as lip reading or having someone write down what is being said.
“Communication is a basic human right. Everyone is entitled to express their needs, give and receive information, form relationships with others and participate in every facet of life,” Moore said. “Without effective communication, there is a silent hole within each of us.”
It is already difficult to find interpreters who are nationally certified. That problem will worsen in 2012. (Not because of the movie....) It's because the new law that will require all candidates for national certification must hold a bachelor’s degree. In layman terms, every interpreter wannabes must go to college and get a degree in any subject before they can apply for their national certification.
“I think it’s essential. It is absolutely essential,” Moore, executive director of the Kentucky’s Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing said. “We are in a bit of a crisis now because there are just not enough interpreters.”
State and federal laws — including the American with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act — require that people who are deaf or hard of hearing be provided with interpreters. Commission officials say they receive calls daily from doctors, lawyers, schools, employment services, hospitals and others seeking interpreters or information on how to find then.
In some regions of the state, Moore said, interpreters are few and far between and individuals who are deaf are forced to rely on people who may know some signs, but are not actually interpreters. In other cases, they must communicate in less desirable ways that do not allow them to get all the information they need, such as lip reading or having someone write down what is being said.
“Communication is a basic human right. Everyone is entitled to express their needs, give and receive information, form relationships with others and participate in every facet of life,” Moore said. “Without effective communication, there is a silent hole within each of us.”
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091223/NEWS01/912240301/1008/NEWS01/U%2Bof%2BL%2Bhopes%2Bto%2Blessen%2Bcritical%2Bneed%2Bfor%2Binterpreters%2Bfor%2Bdeaf
What can we do to resolve this problem?????
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