Interpreter Depreciation Day

National Interpreter Depreciation Day:

1. An interpreter earns $65 an hour for your employers to teach you how to wash the dishes at $7.25 an hour. 

2. You are sentenced to life in prison for a crime you didn’t commit, the interpreter put in a guilty plea so she can leave the court for the next assignment. 

3. You paid $75 to see the U-2 band, and the interpreters got their free autographs backstage. 4. You are studying Spanish at a local college but the interpreters doesn’t understand the language so you flunked the course. 

5. You are heavily in debt being burdened by those outstanding student loans. You graduated from college with your interpreter getting the same degree as you do. She  enrolled in the same classes as you do, being paid enough to cover the books and tuition, etc.

6. You had an interpreter during an interview, the interpreter, not you, got the job. 

7. You paid $3,000 to go on a Deaf cruise in the Caribbean and the interpreters are enjoying their free vacation at your expenses.

8. You died in the ER while waiting for an interpreter to arrive. 

9. You had to reschedule your appointment because the interpreter didn’t show up. 

10. Interpreters getting all the credits, being for bridging the gap after your tireness performance, presentation and worship services etc. Your attempt at networking fails when your interpreter gets all the attention. 
These are a compilation of a few Deaf grievances of their experiences with interpreters.