| Do you speak sign language? Are you itching to use | | | | Your services would also be very handy if a deaf |
| your language skills more often so that you don't lose | | | | person wants to take some sort of learning course. |
| them? There are people out there who are looking for | | | | You could take notes and create a transcription of the |
| your help! You can start a business that will benefit | | | | class for them to refer to later when studying. You |
| persons in the deaf community. You could charge up | | | | could also interpret phrases that they may have |
| to $40 an hour for sign language interpretation | | | | missed when the instructor of the course turned away |
| services. | | | | from their general direction and they were unable to |
| There are many different situations where a | | | | read their lips. |
| non-hearing person would benefit by having an | | | | There are also legal situations when having an |
| interpreter on hand. Simultaneous translation is | | | | interpreter available would keep your client out of |
| sometimes referred to as "UN style interpreting" or | | | | troubling situations. When a person's home has been |
| "conference interpreting." You could offer this style of | | | | vandalized or they are required to make a statement |
| interpreting for situations when a deaf person is | | | | in court, having an exact translation of the words |
| interacting with businesses in the local community or | | | | spoken could make a world of difference. This would |
| trying to orchestrate travel accommodations. Since | | | | also include situations when a deaf person would like |
| very few people in the general population speak sign | | | | to make a large purchase such as a vehicle or a |
| language, it can be challenging for a deaf person to | | | | home that involve large financial obligations and that |
| communicate in situations that the average person | | | | definitely would require clear communication by both |
| would never think twice about. For instance, at the | | | | parties signing the contracts involved. |
| grocery store, if the average person needs additional | | | | Your services could also be employed by businesses |
| customer service, they just ask to speak to a | | | | that need to quickly communicate with people |
| manager or go up to the customer service counter. | | | | speaking a rainbow of languages such as hospitals, |
| This can be challenging for a non-hearing person if the | | | | social services, vocational trainers, universities, health |
| person available at the customer service counter does | | | | clinics, funeral homes, wedding planners, and other |
| not speak clearly enough to enable lip-reading. | | | | organizations that work with large cross sections of |
| Relocating to a new community can also be | | | | the public. |
| particularly challenging for a deaf person since most | | | | At some point, you may also want to pursue a degree |
| people are able to make phone calls to various utility | | | | or certification from the RID. RID stands for "Registry |
| companies to get their new home set up with gas, | | | | of Interpreters for the Deaf." This will aid you if you |
| water, electricity, newspaper delivery, garbage pickup, | | | | want to register with an agency who hires out |
| and the like. Having an interpreter handy would save a | | | | interpreters for the deaf. Many universities and |
| deaf person a considerable amount of time and | | | | colleges also offer degrees or certifications in areas of |
| energy and allow them to accomplish these tasks in a | | | | language and translation. |
| much easier and less stressful manner. | | | | |