98 Recruit Interpreters from Other Professions
Issue: Interpreter shortage
Proposed Solution: Coalition advertise and recruit from other professions where hearing bilingual ASL/English professionals are working. Consider recruiting from out-of-state. Potential target hearing recruits include hearing ASL teachers, educators of the deaf, paraprofessionals working with deaf students, social workers, case workers, and other related fields.
Expected outcome: increased number of available hearing interpreters.
Who is impacted: Hearing interpreters
Timeline: 6 months
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99 Develop Alternative Pathways to Certification
Issue: Not all prospective interpreters find ITPs as the most effective route for them to become interpreters. Alternate pathways to gaining a bachelor’s degree to sit for RID certification are not well documented. This may be particularly true for BIPOC interpreters and those seeking to become Certified Deaf interpreters.
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