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- An interpreter can be obtained through the interpreter referral services in your community, or by contacting an individual interpreter directly. The local office of your state vocational rehabilitation or deaf service agency can help you identify appropriate services. Also, the deaf or hard-of-hearing person may be able to provide you with information about interpreters.
- Select an interpreter who meets the standards established by the profession. If possible, retain one certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
- There is a listing of State Commissions/Offices on Deafness from State Commissions/Office on Deafness.
- Links to Web sites of some of these offices can be found in the About Network's Deafness/Hard of Hearing section.
- Other possible sources of interpreter contact information might be your local library, or regional health and human services offices.
- Ask the deaf or hard-of-hearing person what communication mode he or she would like to have used before requesting an interpreter, including sign language, voice, or oral interpretation.
- Since interpreters are very much in demand, arrangements should be made as far in advance as is possible.
- Fees should be discussed with the agency or interpreter when the request is made.
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