I decided to interpret a video called “Will you bring an interpreter??”, which is done in ASL. The English interpretation is below.
Hi, the video looks better. I got tired of struggling with my webcam, so I decided to buy a new webcam for Christmas. As well, I am getting tired of having hearing people ask me “Will you bring an interpreter?”. If I phone a doctor for an appointment, they will ask me if I will bring an interpreter. My usual response to this question has been to explain about the ADA law, my rights, and so on. Sometimes, they respond by hanging up the phone so abruptly, it seems that they are angry. I have been thinking about how to briefly respond to what they ask me so that they comprehend fully. Finally, I thought about a suitable answer. I haven’t yet used it because no one has asked me if I will bring a interpreter. I will give you the answer i thought of to see if it works for you or, if it doesn’t, you can give me another answer. So, an example: Suppose you phone a doctor for an appointment, they may ask you if you will bring a interpreter. You could respond as follows: “I’m just wondering, do you have people going to your office in a wheelchair?”. They could say: “Yes, we do have a few patients in a wheelchair”. You could then say: “Do you ask them to bring their own ramp?” They could say: “No.” You could then say: “I have the same rights as people in wheelchairs, so why did you ask me for an interpreter? You don’t ask people in wheelchairs to bring their own ramp!” Will this embarrass the hearing person enough to understand, or what could be another way to do so? Thanks.
