Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 In a message dated 9/21/2004 6:27:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gayle227@... writes: Wouldn't the salaries depend on whether they are independent captionists for hire or part of an agency? freelance terp do charge more, but many angency carry contracts to them to be billed lower. I know that the terp at the college are contracted free-lancer. According to the site at http://www.dhsc.org/services.htm , it quoted " While costs will vary depending on the level of qualification needed, the time of day, and emergency requests, you should expect to pay for a 2 hour minimum plus mileage and expenses such as parking. Typical hourly costs are $30 - $40 per hour. Assignments requiring higher skills such as court, depositions, legal matters, and medical assignments may carry a higher fee. " Hope this helps, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Gayle, Yes, that would make a difference. I believe agency captionists are more expensive than independent captionists, but I could be wrong about that since independents have the ability to charge as much as they like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hi Gayle, What is an oral interpreter? Is that someone who voices aloud to you what is said or do they mouth the words silently while lipread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 In a message dated 9/22/2004 2:14:14 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, lisak70@... writes: > A friend of mine who is totally blind and > moderately hard of hearing mentioned that he used an oral interpreter once, > but said this person voiced to him what was said. No wonder why I was > confused! <grin> this is another kind of oral interpretter. I speechread so voicing works better for me than mouthing the words. Bonnie Poitras Tucker used this kind of interpretter all thru law school and in her practice for a long time. She got a cochlear implant in 1992 after a lifetime of not hearing and is now a law professor at Arizona State University (I think).. could be U of A? Whichever one is in Phoenix. She wrote a book called " The Feel of Silence " and later a book about Cochlear Implants but I haven't been able to get a hold of the second one. She now does ADA work and maybe the issue about the airline restrictions to Hawaii.. should be presented as a class action suit on behalf of all the people who use service animals. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Gayle, Thanks for explaining what an oral interpreter is. (Now I know why no one ever told me about this. An oral interpreter wouldn't be of much use to someone who can't see. LOL!) A friend of mine who is totally blind and moderately hard of hearing mentioned that he used an oral interpreter once, but said this person voiced to him what was said. No wonder why I was confused! <grin> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Gayle, Your date is drawing very close now. One week from now you will be home and very proud that you have done it. We are all going to be waiting to hear from you after surgery when you feel up to posting. I hope you have planned a busy weekend so that the time will go by easily and comfortably for you. You are well on your way to hearing now. Alice > Only 4 1/2 days now! ooey!! > Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hi Gayle, What you said is *so* true -- especially when it comes to communication. Deaf and hard of hearing people deserve to know what kinds of technology are out there (like CIs!) to help their improve hearing and/or ability to function independently at home and work. When I lost my hearing, I was fortunate enough to have someone who told me about my local deafblind center. They, in turn, told me about the various kinds of devices and communication techniques that would help me at school and my employment. I was also fortunate to have staff who encouraged me to learn sign language long before I needed to use it. Without the Center, I don't know if I would have made it this far. My university's disability office also played a huge role in this as well. They have an excellent staff who looks at each student individually and helps him/her decide what accommodations may help them best in the classroom. Sometimes we try too hard to act like we can hear just because we *don't* know about appropriate services. Thank goodness we now live in a day and age where information, resources and support through groups like this are readily available thanks to the Internet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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