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Working With the Deaf Community (Interpreting (Knowing some ASL is not…
Working With the Deaf Community
Education
in many careers, fluency in ASL is critical for success, especially in the education and health care/mental health fields
Deaf children have too often been undereducated because of difficulties in language and communication
there are many deaf adults who remember special teachers in their lives, teachers who were able to reach out to these individuals, communicate with them, and inspire them to do their best in whatever they were doing.
Administrators of schools for the deaf often need teachers and teacher aides who know sign language, and deaf students often appreciate these teachers.
sign language also benefits children who can hear but are mute and do not speak, children with autism, and children who respond better to sign language than to spoken language.
Teacher training programs and programs that train teachers’ aides, including those programs that focus on deaf students, are eager to recruit future teachers or teacher aides who have diverse backgrounds
It takes less than 1 year to learn how to be a teacher’s aide, while becoming a teacher requires a college education.
Programs that train teachers for the deaf will also teach about language learning issues and ways of communicating with deaf students.
Deaf children who are enrolled in early intervention programs have a far better chance at developing language, whether signed or spoken, and also the ability to learn many things through using their brain in different ways, guided by caregivers and early childhood intervention specialists
Because young deaf children are often fitted with hearing aids or cochlear implants, you will need to learn how to make sure these instruments are working properly and being used, and help parents understand this as well.
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech and language pathologists, often known as speech and language therapists, often collaborate with audiologists in treatment planning for young deaf and hard-of-hearing children who are expected to have difficulty in producing understandable speech.
speech and language therapists can be of help if they recognize the importance of Deaf culture and support a bilingual program that includes not only ASL but also spoken English.
will be of great service to the slowly increasing number of children from culturally Deaf families who now have cochlear implants.
Their job is to evaluate speech, language, and communication and work with children (and adults, too) to improve their spoken language
found in public or private schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, community clinics, university speech and hearing centers,
need to have good people skills, patience, and imagination in developing good treatment plans.
Audiology
audiologists evaluate hearing loss and make recommendations about the best way to work with what hearing is left.
typically do hearing screening to determine if there is a possible hearing loss as well as hearing evaluations using various tests to find out the hearing level and the extent of difficulty a person may have in understanding speech.
audiologists determine which hearing aid is best for the type of hearing loss the client may have. If the person meets the criteria for cochlear implantation, the audiologist may discuss cochlear implant options
Audiologists often work in hospitals, schools, audiology clinics, rehabilitation centers, and private practices.
If the audiologist is sensitive to the Deaf community, the audiologist will be very careful to explain all types of language and communication opportunities to the parents or caregivers.
The audiologist can help parents and caregivers feel comfortable about having a child who may eventually become part of the Deaf community.
advocate for better hearing services for the larger community as well as better access to resources for parents of deaf children.
4 years of graduate training and a doctoral degree called the Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology).
If audiologists know ASL, culturally Deaf people will appreciate their services as long as they feel that audiologists respect their decisions about hearing amplification and communication.
Interpreting
Knowing some ASL is not sufficient in communication-intensive careers.
Sign language interpreters provide a form of access that helps Deaf people interact with hearing people.
there is a critical need for ASL interpreters throughout the United States who sign fluently and read sign language well
ASL interpreters can do freelance interpreting or work for schools, universities, hospitals, agencies, the government, courts, private businesses, or other places in the community.
also a need for qualified ASL interpreters to provide Video Relay Interpreting (VRS) and Video Remote Interpreting
even if you are fluent in American Sign Language, this does not qualify you to be an ASL interpreter.
Many people think that sign language interpreting means that the sign language interpreter signs exactly what the hearing person is saying. That is a myth.
ASL interpreters need to understand the process of translating from one language to another and how to convey the translation so that the meaning is not lost.
They must be able to follow ethical practices, including confidentiality, professionalism, respect for the consumers, and appropriate business practices, and take continuing education courses to keep up to date with the profession.
requires extra time and training
CDI's work most often with hearing interpreters to ensure that the spoken language is translated in such a way as to ensure comprehension on the part of the Deaf recipient who may not fully understand what the hearing interpreter is signing.