Comments on: BLeGIT Queer Deaf and Interpreter Social

By: diana robert

diana robert — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:25:27 +0000

I think that reason terps are not hanging with deaf community is usually they have to follows code of conducts with the interpreting agencies in some states. I would preferred all interpreters to go the deaf community and do least 2 hrs a week to benefit the experiences with deaf consumers outside legal, or business-related. As you know signs do changes overtime as we get older or possible that terps move state to states. Some signs are different from south as here in north, as well west to east.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:03:08 +0000

I think it depends on where you live. In some places I’ve lived, I noticed the same but in others, terps were very social with deafies.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:34:40 +0000

Very interesting. I’ve always been under the impression interpreters don’t like to socialize with us deaf. Even gay ones. Only the new awkward signers. They take advantage of us to learn asl and then when they become interpreters they stop socializing with us.

By: Fifi La Rue

Fifi La Rue — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:06:02 +0000

Kewl.