Friday, September 15, 2017

I Know How to Sign, is That Good Enough?




With everything now days that is “caught on camera”, you would think that people would know better.  As you can see in this video of the Manatee County Florida Emergency Operations Center, we still don’t.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHXkhUJWTXM
It is very hard to see things like this and to hear the reasons why decisions are being made to use someone that “knows how to sign”.  In this instance, using someone with minimal skills could have cost lives.  As someone alluded to in the comments on this video, if the person giving the briefing had given it in German, everyone would have been up in arms.
When it is necessary to utilize an interpreter, don’t just get someone that “knows how to sign”, it is not good enough!
Respond with any ideas you have on how to help prevent things like this from happening!

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