Friday, October 24, 2008

EVERYWHERE A SIGN

As we all know some people are deaf and have hearing impairments. This doesn’t mean that they can’t experience things the way people with out hearing problems can. That’s where people like Ruth Murphy come in. Ruth is a certified interpreter for the deaf. Sign interpreting is a growing career it is both emotionally satisfying and lucrative plus the skills are always on demand. Rob Hills says this is a great job for people who want to make the world a better place. There are 28 million Americans who are deaf or hearing impaired which is 10 percent of the U.S. population. The need for interpreters has grown because ASL affects every field from business to medical. In the ASL field it can lead you to different jobs you can work in college, elementary, schools, hospitals, and any type of business. If a conversation last for more than 20 minutes a team is likely to help and take turns. Many people help patents in remote locations take classes over the internet as well this is some what new. Don’t feel tempted to quite at first it’s a whole new language for you it may be hard at first but it’ not impossible.

2 comments:

♥Char-Smell said...

What you wrote is very true...Just because deaf people are deaf doesn’t mean that they can’t experience things the way people without hearing problems can. Greeeat job!
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Dallas yazzie said...

Well i have to agree wit charnelle it's not right labeling people because they are one way everyone has the abilitly to learn if they get pointed in the right direction.