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Up Your Disability Services Toolkit:Realities of Interpreting
Cindy [email protected]
www.pepnet.org
Pepnet 2 (pn2) is a federally funded project whose mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We do this by supporting the professionals who work with these individuals. We provide:• Live trainings• Online modules available 24/7• Online facilitated trainings• Technical Assistance and Live Chat• Training materials online and for download• Evidence based resource to support your work
What is pepnet 2?
• Review applicable laws• Considerations for
communication access• Finding service providers• Qualified vs. Certified• Remote vs. Live services• Back up plans• Who pays?• Avoiding pitfalls & Being
proactive
Agenda
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall, solely by reason of his/her disability be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance . . . 29 USC 794.
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:29%20section:794%20edition:prelim)
Equal Access
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act covers all institutions which receive federal financial assistance.
• ADA: Title II applies to public colleges• ADA: Title III applies to private colleges
http://ada-one.com/focus/higher-education/
What laws apply to me?
• The ADA requires that title II and title III entities communicate effectively with people who have communication disabilities. The goal is to ensure that this communication is equally effective as communication with people without disabilities.
• The key is to consider the nature, length, complexity, and context of the communication and the person’s normal method(s) of communication.
• The rules apply to communicating with the person as well as with that person’s parent, spouse, or companion in appropriate circumstances.
http://www.ada.gov/effective-comm.htm
Effective Communication
One size does not fit all• Interpreting• American Sign Language (ASL)• Signed English• Cued Speech• Oral
• Speech-to-Text• CART (Computer Assisted Real-time
Transcription)• C-Print• TypeWell
Choosing an Accommodation
• Student’s preference• Student’s history of accommodations• Changes in educational setting• Available service providers
Accommodation Considerations
• RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)• Interpreter Referral Agency (https://
myaccount.rid.org/Public/Search/Interpreter.aspx)• Individual Interpreters (https://
myaccount.rid.org/Public/Search/Member.aspx)• CART Providers Directory
• (http://www.stenosearch.com/_connect/cart_reporters.htm• (http://www.ncrasourcebook.com/)
• C-Print (https://www.rit.edu/ntid/cprint/)
• TypeWell (http://www.typewell.com/) • State Agencies
• Vocational Rehabilitation• Commission for the Deaf
• Referral agencies• Word of mouth
Finding Service Provider
“A ‘qualified’ interpreter means someone who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively (i.e., understanding what the person with the disability is saying) and expressively (i.e., having the skill needed to convey information back to that person) using any necessary specialized vocabulary.”
Qualified vs. Certified
http://www.ada.gov/effective-comm.htm
• Certifications• Educational background• Specialized knowledge or skills• State requirements for interpreters
(http://www.360translations.com/burnsat/stateregs.htm)
Qualified vs. Certified
Considerations:• Technology requirements• Classroom set up• Student’s preference
Remote vs. Live Services
What happens if the regular service provider is out?• Long term solutions• Have remote services on standby• Work with an agency to provide subs• Use an alternative accommodations when
acceptable• Emergency solutions• Record the class and provide access after the
fact• Send someone to take in depth notes
Back Up Plans
The institution is responsible for providing effective communication access.
Who Pays?
• Not budgeting for access services• Not having a plan to hire service
providers• Hiring less skilled providers to save
money
Pitfalls to Avoid
Establish clear policies before there is a problem. (http://www.pepnet.org/resources/templatesrev)
• Quality assurance• Student attendance responsibilities • Service provider wait times• Cancelation notification• Communication between student and service
provider• Use of transcripts
Being Proactive
Pepnet 2 ResourcesQuickClasses
• http://www.pepnet.org/quickclasses• Accommodations 101: Providing Services for DHH Students• Accommodations 102: Providing Services for DHH Students• Making Online Classes Accessible• Post-Production or Offline Captioning: Part 1
Online Training Modules• http://www.pepnet.org/training • Access: The Fundamentals• Online Notetaker Training• Access: Post-Production or Offline Captioning
Online Resouces• PEPNet Tipsheet: Interpreting (http://
www.pepnet.org/resources/tipsinterp) • 2009 PEPNet Postsecondary Interpreting and Speech-to-Text Survey
Summary (http://www.pepnet.org/resources/2009interpretingspeechtext)
• Interpreting Tests (http://www.pepnet.org/resources/faq16)
How Are We Funded?
pepnet 2 is funded by the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programsand the US Department of Education
via Cooperative Agreement #H326D110003
www.pepnet.org
