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From: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
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Subject: Re: Sign films
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Date: 14 May 91 13:52:48 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 > Anyway, what I guess I really want to know is this: is
 > it common for a hearing person to echo back (talk) what
 > a Deaf person has just signed to them?  (As happens in
 > films like LINS and COALG). It seems unlikely to me, and
 > that's why I'm complaining about it.

Richard, I don't know about echoing back being common but
it should be done in all cases because not everyone knows
how to read signs.  Interpreters are being trained to use
this and I've noticed that many deaf people who sign are
doing likewise.  I don't sign and need the translation
when there is an interpreter available.  I know that's
got to be a tremendous job for interpreters to handle
signing and oral interpretion at once but they seem to
manage it quite well.  Besides, I feel it's common
courtesy to do so.

I'll never forget the first time I used an oral interpreter
who was used to signing - she had to sit on her hands when
interpreting orally for me at a seminar.  We had a lot of
laughs over this.  Another thing that can be quite fun,
is having one interpret at a party where everyone is talking.
There are several interpreters who are excellent at this.

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