{"id":22144,"date":"2013-03-08T11:59:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T16:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22144"},"modified":"2013-03-08T17:01:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T22:01:54","slug":"interpreter-for-the-deaf-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/03\/08\/interpreter-for-the-deaf-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Interpreter for the Deaf Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interpreter for the Deaf Bill<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 7, 2013<\/p>\n

By Jason Pederson<\/p>\n

Last summer, KATV put the spotlight on a problem at Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.<\/p>\n

A woman had been hired as an interpreter for the deaf but she lacked the skills to do the job.<\/p>\n

That particular issue has been resolved. But a larger problem remains.<\/p>\n

While our coverage helped get the interpreter in question transferred to another job and now there is a qualified professional in that position serving ARS clients\u2026.the same thing could happen again.<\/p>\n

Regular viewers of Little Rock city board meetings recognize the man in the bubble: Ray James.<\/p>\n

James, who lives in Mayflower, and other interpreters help keep the deaf and hearing-impaired community knowledgeable about the goings-on of city government.<\/p>\n

James is professionally licensed nationally and in the state of Texas, but he says Arkansas is behind the times when it comes to making sure interpreters are qualified.<\/p>\n

“Between 10 to 215 years,” says James. “We’re that far behind with legislative mandates or a commission for the deaf. We’ve never had that in Arkansas.”<\/p>\n

State Senator Bryan King is sponsoring a bill that, if it becomes law, will ensure that all interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing be licensed and qualified.<\/p>\n

King was joined while presenting the bill this week by James and Cheryl Thomas of Cabot, another licensed interpreter.<\/p>\n

“We interpret in every facet of life,” explains Thomas. “From court rooms to people’s personal lives. And if somebody is not a professional interpreter, is not trained and is not skilled you don’t know what you’re getting. You could be opening yourself up to a lawsuit.”<\/p>\n

King’s bill is currently being amended to add a deadline for getting licensed and to add a grace period for interpreters to get licensed if they are discovered to be practicing without one.<\/p>\n

The proposed penalty for interpreting without a license could be as high as $500, and up to $1,000 for hiring an unqualified interpreter.<\/p>\n

There are about 180 licensed interpreters working in the state.<\/p>\n

They collectively want this bill to pass because they say when unqualified people help the deaf or hard of hearing at a medical appointment or job interview, everybody suffers.<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.katv.com\/story\/21549877\/interpreter-for-the-deaf-bill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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