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The TRUTH about CODA Interpreters
By codabrothers
May 30, 2009 at 3:22 pm
hey,
thumb up!!
would love to have both of you in my deaf channel
take care
May 30, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Hi CODA Brothers,
I really do not know whether both of you are just spoofing the CODA terps or being truthful. Hard to tell if you are being serious or goofy.
I think that both of you just make generalization about CODA terps without any statistics proving such stuff.
I enjoy your vlog posting anyway. I would understand why the CODA would-be terps would be skeptical about wasting $400 to $500 for the NAD/RID terp evaluation testings. Many of you would feel that way – “Why should I take the NAD/RIT comptency test as I have a deaf parents?”
Not all the CODAs qualified to be an interpreter anyway. For example,
my CODA sister and brother would fail the RIT/NAD interpreting comptency test anyway. My own siblings could not possibly absorb my signings or many deaf people.
Depend upon deaf parents how they turn out.
RLM
May 30, 2009 at 5:03 pm
..and you thought we didn’t already know?
The secret was out long before you made this video.
But now, the truth can be documented for CODAHistory.
L
May 30, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Hahaha, good one, Coda Brothers!!!!!!
OMG, L, GOOD ONE, TOO!!!!!
Insane Misha
May 31, 2009 at 4:11 am
I can say two words….
How sad!
LOL
June 1, 2009 at 8:22 am
I agree with RLM. My partner’s daughter was not allowed to interpret in medical situations after someone noticed she lacked qualifications, and warned the hospital they could end up in litigation if a mistake is made. She had to go to sign classes and pass exams, which exposed the fact her signing was actually quite poor ! Signing to Mum is NOT The same as acting as an interpreter. She is attending classes now and says she is struggling with all the signs she didn’t know, she didn’t have !
She can still attend with her mum as support, but she is NOT allowed to interprret for her. In essence I agree with that, because if an error is made, then Mum will suffer for it. Sadly it seems that her daughter is finding it very hard going, and undecided whether to carry on or leave it to the pros. Two other children by a previous marraige have virtually no sign skills at all. Not all CODA’s are good signers. A lot are quite poor.