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DEAF COMMUNITY'S SURVEY - This was a survey that was done by the Deaf/HOH members during Oct/Nov 1999 at the town meeting.
Results are:

SNOHOMISH SEATTLE TACOMA OLYMPIA VANCOUVER SPOKANE YAKIMA TOTAL

1

 FEMALE

2

20

13

12

3

9

3

62
MALE

3

8

13

9

5

7

7

52

2

 SINGLE

1

11

11

8

1

6

3

41
MARRY

4

13

10

3

8

3

41
DIVORCE

2

1

1

2

6

3

 DEAF

3

20

13

11

11

6

64
DEAF/BLIND

1

1
HOH

1

4

4

3

3

1

16

3

 AGE
A10-20
21-30

2

3

5
31-40

2

3

5
41-50

1

2

3
51-60

0
61-70

0
OVER 71

0

4

 IS ENGLISH YOUR 2ND LANGUAGE
YES

2

13

15

16

4

8

5

63
NO

3

14

6

3

1

6

1

34

5

 HAVE YOU GRADUATED FROM A DEAF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL INSTITUTION
YES

2

13

14

12

4

3

4

52

6

 HAVE YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR
COMPLETED GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA (GED) TEST?
YES

3

16

7

8

4

3

4

45

7

 HAVE YOU GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE?
DIPOLMAS

2

2
AAS

1

3

6

4

6

1

21
BACHELORS

1

6

2

3

1

13
MASTERS

1

9

1

2

1

4

2

20
NO

3

2

2

2

2

11

8

 DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
DEAF

1

6

3

2

6

18
HOH

1

1
HEARING

5

13

27

35

13

29

11

133

9

 DO YOUR CHILDREN USE:
ASL

2

6

9

12

7

11

4

51
PSE

2

4

4

4

3

4

21
SEE
ORAL

4

2

4

1

2

1

14
FS

3

4

1

2

10

10

 DO YOU HAVE:
HEARING PARENTS

4

21

14

18

6

14

9

86
HOH PARENTS

1

1
DEAF PARENTS

4

3

2

2

3

14

11

 DID YOUR PARENTS COMMUNICATE WITH YOU IN:
ASL

1

7

4

1

3

3

19
PSE

2

1

1

2

6
SEE

1

3

2

1

1

2

10
ORAL

5

16

9

8

2

7

1

48
FS

6

4

3

3

2

18

12

 ARE YOU
WORKING

5

24

9

12

3

7

4

64
RETIRED

3

5

5

2

8

3

26
UNEMPLOYED

1

4

3

3

3

1

15
STUDENT

7

7

13

 HAVE YOU VOTED IN THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION?
YES

3

17

9

10

7

15

4

65
NO

10

14

11

1

3

4

43

14

 DO YOU OWN A COMPUTER?
YES

3

26

17

16

5

13

5

85
NO

2

7

5

3

5

4

26

15

 DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET?
YES

4

26

16

16

6

11

5

84
NO

1

9

3

2

6

4

25

16

 ARE YOU A MEMBER OF WSAD?
YES

1

6

6

8

6

12

5

44
IF NOT:

2

22

17

12

2

3

4

62
NEVER INFORMED

11

7

7

3

28
CANNOT AFFORD

2

3

1

1

7
NOT INTERESTED

2

3

2

3

2

1

13
INVOLVED OTHER ORGANIZATION

4

9

13

17

 DO YOU ATTEND WSAD MINI –CONVENTIONS/ CONVENTIONS?
YES

1

9

4

4

9

6

33
IF NO:

18

10

15

4

6

2

55
BORING
TOO EXPENSIVE

1

1

2

2

6
TOO FAR

2

2
TOO BUSY

1

8

6

1

16
NEVER INFORMED

2

7

6

1

16
NOT INFORMED

6

6

18

 DO YOU FEEL THAT WSAD IS DOING A GOOD JOB PROVIDING:
A ADVOCACY
YES

4

15

4

5

9

2

39
NO

2

6

3

6

2

4

5

28
B YOUTH LEADERSHIP
YES

1

3

6

1

1

2

14
NO

1

7

7

7

5

10

5

42
C MEMBERSHIP
YES

1

4

8

5

4

8

5

35
NO

1

8

6

4

3

6

2

30
D NEWSLETTER
YES

1

4

11

3

5

9

5

38
NO

1

6

2

7

2

5

2

25
E COMMUNITY OUTREACH
YES

1

4

8

5

5

6

2

31
NO

1

6

2

6

3

7

4

29
F WEBSITE
YES

1

9

8

5

2

3

1

29
NO

1

3

4

4

2

7

4

25

19

 DO YOU FEEL THAT DEAF COORDINATOR IN YOUR REGIONAL CENTER / DEAF COMMUNITY CENTER IS DOING A GOOD JOB PROVIDING:
A ADVOCACY
YES

2

9

10

4

5

5

3

38
NO

9

5

2

4

1

7

5

33
B LEGAL SUPPORT
YES

2

8

10

4

4

6

3

37
NO

5

4

5

1

5

5

25
C PEER COUNSELING
YES

2

8

9

5

2

4

2

32
NO

5

7

5

1

8

6

32
D INTERPRETER SVCS
YES

1

11

8

3

4

7

2

36
NO

1

6

1

5

1

6

6

26
E EDUCATING THE DEAF CONSUMERS
YES

2

8

9

6

3

7

3

38
NO

3

5

3

1

5

4

21

20

 DO YOU FEEL THE WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES DOING A GOOD JOB PROVIDING:
A TTY DISTRIBUTION
YES

3

18

12

18

6

12

7

76
NO

3

4

1

2

2

12
B RELAY SVCS
YES

3

20

13

15

7

13

7

78
NO

1

4

2

2

9
DO YOU FEEL WASHINGTON STATE ODHHS SHOULD PROVIDE HOW MUCH GUIDANCE TO YOUR REGIONAL CENTER OR DEAF COMMUNITY CTR
MORE

2

10

7

10

4

6

7

46
SAME AMOUNT

1

4

5

4

5

1

20
LESS GUIDANCES

4

2

2

1

3

1

13

21

 DO YOU FEEL WASHINGTON STATE IS DOING A GOOD JOB IN PROVIDING AN INTERPRETER WHEN YOU GO FOR SERVICES FOR:
A FOOD STAMPS
YES

1

3

3

1

2

2

12
NO

3

3

5

4

4

3

22
B WELFARE
YES

1

3

4

1

3

2

14
NO

3

4

5

3

3

3

21
C VOCATIONAL REHAB
YES

4

7

5

6

3

25
NO

3

2

5

3

2

3

18
D STATE JOBS
YES

2

1

7

2

3

2

17
NO

3

2

7

4

1

3

3

23
E HEALTH INS
YES

5

5

3

1

1

2

17
NO

3

3

4

2

6

2

20
OTHERS

22

 DO YOU FEEL YOUR LOCAL COUNTY/CITY IS DOING A GOOD JOB IN PROVIDING AN INTERPRETER WHEN YOU GO FOR SERVICES FOR:
A COURT
YES

1

7

10

8

4

1

1

32
NO

3

3

5

2

8

3

24
B WELFARE
YES

1

6

2

1

4

1

15
NO

4

4

4

4

5

3

24
C VOCATIONAL REHAB
YES

1

2

4

5

1

2

1

16
NO

3

3

7

3

1

7

3

27
D COUNTY JOBS
YES

1

2

4

5

1

2

1

16
NO

3

3

7

3

1

7

3

27
E HOUSING
YES

4

7

3

1

3

18
NO

4

2

4

4

1

7

22
F VOTING AT ELECTION
YES

1

5

1

1

3

3

14
NO

4

2

4

4

1

8

1

24

23

 MY DEAF CLUB /ASSOCIATION
A DOES ADVOCACY
YES

2

6

7

5

1

5

4

30
NO

2

2

6

3

2

3

2

20
B HAVE YOUTH LEADERSHIP
YES

1

8

7

5

1

3

2

27
NO

3

2

7

5

2

7

2

28
C WORKS W/OTHER DEAF ASSC
YES

3

5

13

7

1

8

4

41
NO

1

3

2

4

3

3

2

18
D PROVIDE SOCIAL EVENTS
YES

3

7

13

11

3

5

5

47
NO

1

1

2

2

4

2

12

24

 HAVE YOU EVER CALL 911 WITH YOUR TTY?
YES

2

7

7

14

7

7

3

47
NO

2

16

15

7

8

5

53

25

 DURING AN EMERGENCY, WHEN YOU DIALED 911 USING YOUR TTY, HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED DELAYS CONTACTING THEM?
YES

1

3

9

11

4

5

1

34
NO

3

10

9

8

3

9

4

46

26

 FROM THE TIME YOU DIALED 911,HOW SOON DID THE POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO YOUR HOME?
8MINS

1

4

5

3

3

1

17
15MINS

1

2

2

3

3

3

14
25MINS

2

3

1

6
LONGER35MINS

4

4
GAVE UP

6

1

1

8

27

 HAVE YOU BEEN IN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL FOR YOUR INJURIES/ILLNESS?
YES

3

12

11

15

6

5

5

57
NO

1

9

10

5

1

8

2

36

28

 DURING AN EMERGENCY, DID YOU GET AN IINTERPRETER?
YES

1

3

6

6

5

5

4

30
NO

3

16

13

13

1

6

2

54

29

 FROM THE TIME YOU WERE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, , HOW SOON DID YOU GET AN INTERPRETER?
LESS THAN AN 1HR

3

3

4

2

2

3

17
BETWEEN 1 TO 2 HRS

4

2

1

2

1

10
BETWEEN 2 TO 3 HRS

1

1

1

3
LONGER THAN 3 HOURS

1

1

2
NEXT DAY

3

1

4
WHEN? 3 DAYS 7DAYS
NEVER

2

1

1

4

30

 WHEN SEEING A DOCTOR, DO YOU ASK FOR AN INTERPRETER
YES

3

13

13

10

6

7

4

56
NO

1

9

6

8

1

7

3

35

31

 DO YOU FEEL EACH REGIONAL OR DEAF COMMUNITY CENTER SHOULD HAVE A LEGAL ADVOCATE OR AN ATTONERY FOR YOU TO SEE FOR YOUR PROBLEMS?
YES

2

11

14

16

5

9

6

63
NO

1

5

1

2

4

2

15

32

 DO YOU USE INTERPRETERS:
A AT WORK
CERTIFIED

3

16

13

10

2

5

5

54
NONCERTIFIED

2

5

1

4

3

15
I DON’T KNOW

1

1

1

3
DOES NOT MATTER

2

1

1

1

1

6
B AT SCHOOL
CERTIFIED

3

6

6

7

2

4

3

31
NONCERTIFIED

2

2

4

2

1

11
I DON’T KNOW

1

1

2
DOES NOT MATTER

2

1

1

1

1

6
C AT COLLEGE
CERTIFIED

1

7

3

8

2

3

24
NONCERTIFIED

2

2

2

6
I DON’T KNOW

2

2
DOES NOT MATTER

1

1

2

2

6
D AT DOCTOR’S APPT
CERTIFIED

4

10

9

6

3

7

7

46
NONCERTIFIED

2

6

1

2

2

13
I DON’T KNOW

1

1

1

3
DOES NOT MATTER

2

2

1

5
E AT HOSPITAL
CERTIFIED

2

10

6

6

4

3

6

37
NONCERTIFIED

3

3

1

5

1

13
I DON’T KNOW

2

1

2

5
DOES NOT MATTER

1

1

5

1

2

1

11
F AT LAWYER’S APPT
CERTIFIED

2

6

5

5

1

6

5

30
NONCERTIFIED

2

3

2

7
I DON’T KNOW

1

1
DOES NOT MATTER

1

2

1

2

1

7
G AT COURT
CERTIFIED

4

9

8

9

2

7

4

43
NONCERTIFIED

2

1

3
I DON’T KNOW

1

1
DOES NOT MATTER

2

2

1

1

1

7
H AT SSDI/SSI OFFICE
CERTIFIED

2

5

6

7

4

5

29
NONCERTIFIED

1

1

2

4
I DON’T KNOW

1

2

3
DOES NOT MATTER

2

1

1

1

1

6
I AT STATE OFFICES
CERTIFIED

1

5

3

6

1

4

20
NONCERTIFIED

1

1

1

2

3

8
I DON’T KNOW

1

1

1

3
DOES NOT MATTER

1

1

1

1

1

5

33

 DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH INTERPRETERS?
A FINGERSPELLING NOT CLEAR
CERTIFIED

2

6

5

1

14
NONCERTIFIED

10

7

5

3

3

28
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

5

6

1

2

5

19
I DON’T KNOW

2

1

1

1

2

7
B LACKING FACIAL EXPRESSION
CERTIFIED

1

7

3

2

2

15
NONCERTIFIED

2

9

7

3

3

5

29
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

1

5

5

1

2

1

15
I DON’T KNOW

2

7

2

1

2

14
C SIGNS TOO FAST
CERTIFIED

2

4

3

3

2

1

15
NONCERTIFIED

2

5

5

3

1

1

2

19
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

1

4

6

1

1

13
I DON’T KNOW

1

2

2

1

2

1

9
D LACKING DESCRIPTION SKILLS
CERTIFIED

1

6

4

2

1

1

15
NONCERTIFIED

2

10

3

3

6

24
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

5

4

2

1

12
I DON’T KNOW

2

1

1

2

6
E DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH SIGN VOCABULARIES
CERTIFIED

4

3

1

2

10
NONCERTIFIED

2

7

7

3

3

6

28
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

1

5

6

2

1

15
I DON’T KNOW

1

2

1

1

2

7
F ATTITUDE PROBLEM – EGO
CERTIFIED

1

7

5

3

3

19
NONCERTIFIED

2

7

4

1

2

4

20
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

1

4

7

1

1

14
I DON’T KNOW

1

2

1

2

2

8
G LACKING SIGNS IN TECHNICAL FIELDS
CERTIFIED

6

3

1

10
NONCERTIFIED

7

4

2

2

3

18
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

2

6

5

1

1

15
I DON’T KNOW

1

4

1

1

3

2

12
H LACKING SIGNS IN ACADEMIC FIELDS
CERTIFIED

1

4

3

2

10
NONCERTIFIED

2

6

3

2

2

2

17
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

6

4

1

1

2

14
I DON’T KNOW

1

4

1

2

2

10
I DOES NOT FOLLOW THE CODE OF ETHICS
CERTIFIED

1

5

4

2

12
NONCERTIFIED

2

9

4

3

2

4

24
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

1

6

5

1

1

14
I DON’T KNOW

1

3

1

2

2

2

11
J GETS DEFENSIVE WHEN I COMPLAIN TO THEM
CERTIFIED

1

3

3

1

2

10
NONCERTIFIED

2

6

3

2

1

4

18
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

1

5

4

1

1

12
I DON’T KNOW

1

3

1

2

3

2

12

34

 IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AN INTERPRETER I COMPLAIN TO
WSAD

1

1

6

2

1

3

14
NAD

1

1

2

1

5
WSRID

3

1

1

2

7
RID

6

1

2

9
WSADIC

1

1
REGIONAL CTRS

1

3

3

5

3

15
REFERRAL SVCS

2

2

4
ODHHS

1

4

2

1

1

1

10
SCHOOL TEACHER

1

3

1

5
INTERPRETER

1

4

6

1

4

2

18
CO. THAT HIRED THE INTEPRETER

7

9

2

2

5

25
I DON’T KNOW

2

3

5

7

2

19

35

 DO YOU FEEL THE OFFICE OF DEAF + HARD OF HEARING SERVICE SHOULD MONITOR
CERTIFIED

4

17

14

8

4

10

2

59
NONCERTIFIED

1

12

5

5

2

4

2

31
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

2

6

5

4

1

1

3

22
I DON’T KNOW

1

3

8

3

3

2

20

36

 DO YOU FEEL THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING SHOULD LICENSE:
CERTIFIED

1

10

14

9

4

10

4

52
NONCERTIFIED

5

2

3

1

1

12
PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERPRETERS

2

6

2

5

2

4

1

22
I DON’T KNOW

1

8

6

1

3

1

1

21

37

 DO YOU FEEL THAT CERTIFED INTERPRETERS ARE EXPENSIVE TO HIRE?
YES

5

16

12

6

4

5

5

53
NO

3

7

4

1

7

2

24

38

 IF YES, IS THAT WHY YOU DO NOT HIRE CERTIFED INTERPRETERS?
YES

3

5

4

3

4

2

21
NO

1

7

9

5

2

6

7

37

39

 DO YOU FEEL CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS SHOULD LOWER THEIR HOURLY RATES?
YES

3

9

11

5

5

8

2

43
NO

2

8

8

6

3

5

32

40

 DO YOU THINK BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF INTERPRETERS THEIR HOURLY RATE IS HIGH?
YES

3

14

9

8

4

8

2

48
NO

2

6

7

3

0

4

5

27

41

 DO YOU THINK IF MORE INTERPRETERS ARE CERTIFED THE HOURLY RATE WOULD BE LOWER?
YES

3

8

9

7

5

1

33
NO

2

10

7

4

7

6

36

42

 IN PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE BEEN REFUSED AN INTERPRETER
A AT WORK
YES

3

6

5

4

1

19
NO

1

9

7

7

1

4

6

35
B AT SCHOOL
YES

2

1

3

3

1

10
NO

1

12

7

7

1

4

2

34
C AT COLLEGE
YES

2

1

3

1

2

1

10
NO

1

9

6

6

1

5

1

29
D AT DOCTOR’S APPT
YES

4

2

4

2

3

6

3

24
NO

1

12

7

6

1

2

1

30
E AT HOSPITAL
YES

3

2

5

1

2

6

3

22
NO

1

12

6

5

2

1

27
F AT LAWYER’S APPT
YES

2

3

3

2

4

1

15
NO

1

11

7

4

1

24
G AT COURT
YES

2

3

4

4

2

15
NO

1

11

6

4

4

26
H AT SSDI/SSI OFFICE
YES
NO
I AT STATE OFFICES
YES

3

3

1

7
NO

1

11

7

5

24

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