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INTERPRETER'S SURVEY - This was a survey that was done by the interpreters during Nov/Oct 1999.
Results are:

TOTAL

1

 FEMALE

69
MALE

19

2

 YOUR PARENTS DEAF/HOH?
YES

14
NO

61

3

 YOUR EDUCATION HISTORY?
HS

23
AAS

34
BACHELORS

21
MASTERS

11

4

 LEARN TO INTERPRET FROM?
FAMILY

23
1-2 YEARS SIGN CLASS

11
1 YEAR ITP

7
2 YEARS ITP

39
4 YEARS ITP

7
OTHERS

5

 MEMBER OF
WSRID

64
RID

60
WSADIC

24
NAD

40

6A

 INTERPRETER
PART TIME

30
FULL TIME

44

6B

 YOU ARE
FREELANCE

57
STAFF INTERPRETER

8
EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER

25

7

 ARE YOU CERTIFIED
YES

54
NO

27
RID

27
CI

14
CT

17
CSC

8
CL

1
WSAD LEVEL 5

6
WSAD LEVEL 4

1
WSAD LEVEL 3

14
IF NOT WHY

8

 HOW WELL DO YOU FOLLOW RID/NAD CODE OF ETHICS
VERY LITTLE
ONLY IF I DON’T KNOW CLIENT
SOMETIMES

1
MOST OF THE TIME

40
STRICT AHERE

30
IF NOT WHY
9A HOW WELL DO YOU FEEL FOLLOWS THE RID/NAD CODE OF ETHICS - FREE LANCE
VERY LITTLE

3
ONLY IF I DON’T KNOW CLIENT

1
SOMETIMES

10
MOST OF THE TIME

44
STRICT AHERE

19
9B HOW WELL DO YOU FEEL FOLLOWS THE RID/NAD CODE OF ETHICS - STAFF TERP
VERY LITTLE

5
ONLY IF I DON’T KNOW CLIENT

2
SOMETIMES

14
MOST OF THE TIME

39
STRICT AHERE

11
9C HOW WELL DO YOU FEEL FOLLOWS THE RID/NAD CODE OF ETHICS - EDUCATION TERPS
VERY LITTLE

15
ONLY IF I DON’T KNOW CLIENT

1
SOMETIMES

21
MOST OF THE TIME

15
STRICT AHERE

10

10

 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE - PROFESSIONAL
1-2 YEARS SIGN CLASS
1 YEAR ITP

5
2 YEARS ITP

29
4 YEARS ITP

7
WITH EXPERIENCES
3 MONTHS
6 MONTHS

1
1 YEAR

3
2 YEARS

19
3 YEARS

15
4 YEARS

9
5 YEARS

12

11

 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE - EDUCATIONAL TERP
1-2 YEARS SIGN CLASS
1 YEAR ITP

1
2 YEARS ITP

43
4 YEARS ITP

22
WITH EXPERIENCES
3 MONTHS
6 MONTHS

2
1 YEAR

9
2 YEARS

17
3 YEARS

11
4 YEARS

13
5 YEARS

9

12

 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE - FREELANCE TERP
1-2 YEARS SIGN CLASS
1 YEAR ITP

2
2 YEARS ITP

36
4 YEARS ITP

25
WITH EXPERIENCES
3 MONTHS
6 MONTHS

1
1 YEAR

12
2 YEARS

20
3 YEARS

10
4 YEARS

12
5 YEARS

11

13

 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE - RID CERIFIED
1-2 YEARS SIGN CLASS
1 YEAR ITP
2 YEARS ITP

27
4 YEARS ITP

19
WITH EXPERIENCES
3 MONTHS
6 MONTHS

1
1 YEAR

6
2 YEARS

15
3 YEARS

10
4 YEARS

14
5 YEARS

11

14

 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE - NAD/WSAD CERTIFED
1-2 YEARS SIGN CLASS
1 YEAR ITP

1
2 YEARS ITP

23
4 YEARS ITP

16
WITH EXPERIENCES
3 MONTHS
6 MONTHS

1
1 YEAR

9
2 YEARS

14
3 YEARS

13
4 YEARS

11
5 YEARS

7

15

 WHICH TERP SHOULD BE CERTIFED
LEGAL

74
MEDICAL

71
FREELANCE

66
EDUCATIONAL

67

16

 DO YOU FEEL QUALIFIED SATISFIES THE SAME GOALS AS
BEING CERTIFED
YES

10
NO

64
EDUCATIONAL TERPS ONLY:

17

 AS AN EDUCATIONAL TERP ARE YOU REQUIRED /HAVE BEEN
ASKED NUMEROUS TIME TO DO THE DUTIES AS
TEACHER AIDE

22
DISCIPLINE STUDENT FOR TEACHER

9
ACT AS A MIDDLE PERSON RATHER THAN BE AN TERP

18

 AS AN EDUCATIONAL TERP ARE YOU REQUIRED TO
FOLLOW WHAT THE SCHOOL CHOOSE AS A MODE OF
COMMUNICATION OR WHAT ON THE IEP?
YES

13
NO

8

19

 DO YOU INTERPRET EVERYTHING INCLUDING CHATTER
AMONG STUDENTS
YES

29
NO

2

20

 ALL - ARE YOU MEMBER OF ANY DEAF ORGANIZATION
NAD

29
WSAD

20
COSD

7
CSDHH

8
KODA

3
WSRID

1
DEAF CHURCH

1
OTHERS

5

21

 HOW MANY HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOU ACQUIRE YEARLY
OVER 100 HRS

8
OVER 50 HRS

6
OVER 25 HRS

37
OVER 5 HRS

9

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