Are there any American parents who can identify with this one? In the U.K., a deaf four year old child had his school interpreter taken away. The reason given? “…He does not initiate conversation.” Come on, this is a four-year-old deaf child!
Another interpreting story in the news is that in Minnesota, a hospital settled a lawsuit over interpreters not being provided to a husband and his wife while his wife was dying. The reader comments show a lot of ignorance from readers. How ignorant? Consider this snippet:
There is also something called personal responsibility in your health and if you have issues as this, bring a friend to your visits, not just another family member with the same handicap.
And that one was LIKED by 8 people! We can’t let our need for interpreters and other accommodations be used as a scapegoat by people angry over health care costs!
Four-Year-Old Has Interpreter Taken Away, and More originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 09:10:01.
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Four-Year-Old Has Interpreter Taken Away, and More
Are there any American parents who can identify with this one? In the U.K., a deaf four year old child had his school interpreter taken away. The reason given? “…He does not initiate conversation.” Come on, this is a four-year-old deaf child!
Another interpreting story in the news is that in Minnesota, a hospital settled a lawsuit over interpreters not being provided to a husband and his wife while his wife was dying. The reader comments show a lot of ignorance from readers. How ignorant? Consider this snippet:
And that one was LIKED by 8 people! We can’t let our need for interpreters and other accommodations be used as a scapegoat by people angry over health care costs!
Four-Year-Old Has Interpreter Taken Away, and More originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 09:10:01.
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Technorati Tags: American Parents, Deaf Child, Deafness, Family Member, Handicap, Health Care Costs, Interpreters, Personal Responsibility, Reader Comments, Reason, Scapegoat, School Interpreter, Snippet
Tags: American Parents, Deaf Child, Deafness, Family Member, Handicap, Health Care Costs, Interpreters, Personal Responsibility, Reader Comments, Reason, Scapegoat, School Interpreter, Snippet
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