Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 In a message dated 9/21/2004 5:08:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lisak70@... writes: I believe captionists make anywhere between $100 and $150 an hour. I was told same as ASL interp, which is is about 30 to 50 dollars a hour. CART typist is alot more. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 , I believe captionists make anywhere between $100 and $150 an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Lee, I don't know... Perhaps income varies from one part of the country to another. When I requested a BrailleNote from VR for use with C-Print, I posed the argument that interpreters would be considerably more expensive. However, that might be due to the fact that I use tactile interpreters. One thing I do know is that when I used a court reporter for one of my classes (a captionist couldn't be scheduled that semester), the price was significantly higher than a terp, CART or C-Print. So was my study time...For a 2 hour lecture, I had to read 20-30 pages of text/transcripts compared to only 8-12 pages when using C-Print. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Wouldn't the salaries depend on whether they are independent captionists for hire or part of an agency? Just wondering. Gayle > > In a message dated 9/21/2004 5:08:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > lisak70@t... writes: > > I believe captionists make anywhere between $100 and $150 an hour. > > > I was told same as ASL interp, which is is about 30 to 50 dollars a hour. > CART typist is alot more. > > Lee > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 ...Thank you. I've only used terp services a few times with varying results (oral interpretation). Have also used CART a few times but it was expensive. Gayle > In a message dated 9/21/2004 6:27:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > gayle227@y... 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 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hi , The interpreter mouths the words silently while you lipread. They also sometimes use a few ASL signs or " cued English " signs if you get stuck with understanding something. It works best if you know the interpreter and are familiar with their way of speaking and I've had excellent results if I stick to my own rules. I've actually attended meetings and left, thinking I understood what was said, only to find out later, I was entirely wrong!! That's why I say I had varying results and it takes practice with an individual you are comfortable with. --Gayle > 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 I'm glad to help out....it's a shame that people don't tell you (and me) certain things because they decide we have no need for the information. We're all better informed if we can learn as much as we can about everything! Keep on asking those questions!! Gayle > 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 Pat...I speechread also. In the particular situations that I used an oral interpreter, there was a speaker already voicing his message. I could not see the person well enough to follow his speech so requested and received an oral interpreter. I can speechread anyone, with or without a voice. That's fortunate for me because I'm completely deaf now and have no other way to communicate. That's one reason it was hard for me to decide to go ahead with an implant. Only 4 1/2 days now! ooey!! Gayle > In a message dated 9/22/2004 2:14:14 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, > lisak70@t... 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...
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