Somebody asked me on Facebook about being a hard of hearing interpreter. I figured I should blog my response so I don’t have to type it out again next time somebody asks. The main challenge as a hard of hearing interpreter is that you can’t accept just any job. You have to be able to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘interpreting’
RID Conference
Last week I attended the conference of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf in Philadelphia. It was quite an experience, to say the least. I earned some CEUs, I crashed my car, I reconnected with people I haven’t seen in years…quite an experience! I was staying with friends in Northeast Philadelphia, which turned out [...]
Hearing Update
I need to get another audiogram done. Right now I have the TV cranked above 30, and I had the radio cranked up in the car this morning, too. I haven’t been able to hear any of my professors this week; several of them speak along with their signing, usually just above a whisper, but [...]
RID Conference
I’m going to the RID conference! An amazing person offered me the difference between the regular and student rates, so I was able to go. I don’t even know the person, they just offered me the difference and asked for my PayPal account. I am so touched, I hope I get to meet them in [...]
Student Pricing
I am a certified interpreter as well as being a Gallaudet student. In 2009, the RID conference will be in Philadelphia, which is inexpensive for me to visit, so I figured I’d go. There were two registration levels – member ($350) and student ($200). Now, RID has a membership level called student; the dues are [...]
Bawlmer Day
I went to Baltimore today to interpret for the Mr. Maryland Leather contest. Fortunately another terp showed up to watch, because I had a headache and after an hour I was already forgetting signs like “spring” – durrrrr. So the other terp, who was shocked that they hadn’t asked another terp to work with me, [...]
Honors Retreat
I actually went on the honors retreat this year, unlike last year! This year I got to go as staff, which was a much more enjoyable way to do it. kellerinablack8 was also on staff in addition to some of my other best friends. It was totally awesome! I shared a room with the honors [...]
NIC Workshop
Today I attended a GIS workshop about the NIC test, the latest version of certification for interpreters. It was $50 and I earned 0.6 CEUs. I knew nothing about the NIC so I went with the intention of learning more so I could take the test. Instead, I learned that I don’t want to take [...]
People I Won’t Be Interpreting For
Once again, I have been invited to interpret at Dragon*Con. Once again, I have to say no. In the past it’s been various reasons. Last year it was because of school. This year it’s because of school, too. I just don’t understand why they have to have it on Labor Day weekend, which is just [...]
Interpreting for Friends
I interpreted for friends from school today. They had emailed me a couple of days ago and asked if I could interpret for them for a special event, and I agreed. To be honest, I found it vaguely surreal. I’m pretty sure I was on good interpreter behavior, but at the same time, it was [...]
