DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, April 9, 2014
-- a crazy interpreting law in Arkansas
For some reason there are weird interpreting issues
in Arkansas. A while back ago, the state hired
someone, with no sign language skills, as the
state vocational rehabilitation service interpreter.
After much public screaming, the hiring was cancelled.
And then the state passed strict interpreting
laws, to make sure all interpreters are certified.
This is great - except that this new strict law
does not apply to classroom interpreters!
-- not allowed a visa because of a deaf daughter
An Australian couple wanted to travel overseas and
applied for a tourist visa. The wife has a deaf
daughter, who is almost 18. This deaf daughter has a job
and lives with her grandmother. The visa application
was denied - because there was no promise by the mother
to send the deaf daughter to a medical center for a
regular audiological tests! The law requires deaf
children to have audiological tests from time to time
until they are 18. The couple faces two choices - to
wait until the deaf daughter is 18 or to cancel the
trip!
-- a Deaf Road Rage incident
Road Rages are, unfortunately, common among hearing
drivers. What about the deaf? Samir Saab, of Ottawa,
Ontario, is deaf and was driving his car. Suddenly
a city ambulance, at rate of high speed, cut off
Saab's car. Saab was so angry about it that he
followed the ambulance and with his golf cart,
broke the window and then with his firearm,
threatened to shoot the two paramedics! Not
only he was arrested but he was not able to
get an interpreter since none were available.
He had to spend the night in jail before facing
the judge in the morning.
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