[nfb-db] DB meeting at Maryland State Convention

[Scott Davert]

Hi Janice.
I know that we usually switch interpreters every 20 minutes, or as
close to that as possible, when there is a natural break in a
presentation. For example, maybe there are 3 main points to your
presentation. If that is the case, you could try to time them as close
as possible in 20 minute intervals.
As for planning, well this is a tough one. On one hand, you want to be
able to accommodate people, but on the other, it is their
responsibility to request accomodations in a reasonable timeframe.
Unless, of course, they are not aware that such services are
available, in which case you may need to reach out to them to see if
they plan to attend, and if so, what their communications preferences
are. I suppose I'm a grumpy old man in that respect, but I do feel
people should advocate for their needs, and not expect to just show up
and have their needs met. Maybe I'm just expecting too much though?

Scott

On 10/25/13, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
> Janice,
> That is a hard one, do you already have SSP or terps attending the
> convention? I guess the ideal solution, not necessarily the best for the
> convention is have those DB people sign up ahead of time, so that terp and
> or SSP can be found. I guess SSP or terps still could be found, by
> contacting each DB person individually, to see what their communication
> needs are. If they need an SSP, find 2 for one person. If the DB person can
> hear at all, find someone who could be a repeater. For example they might be
> able to hear the person right next to them, but not the speaker at the front
> of the room. Another solution, again probably not doable for this years
> convention. Is something we are trying, is that most hard of hearing persons
> wear hearing aids, and most of those aids have a T-coil in them. Find a
> techie person, who can rig up an induction loop system. its fairly easy for
> a few seats. I have a few links for someone who might understand the
> technical details. Place any DB person at the front of the room, closest to
> the spearker, ther person speaking. You could also contact the local
> Captioning Service to see if they could help, this is a service that the NFB
> would have to pay for. But the First thing to do is contact each possible DB
> person who might attend, and see what their communcation needs are. If your
> giving your presentation to the convention as a whole, all of this might be
> harder to do. I hope something I have mentioned has helped...
>
> Let us know how it works,
>
> Marsha drenth
> Sent with my IPhone
>
> On Oct 25, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> I know that Sheila Leighland was going to give a presentation at her state
>> convention and she received great information from Marsha and Scott.  I
>> have an hour to do a presentation in which their might be people
>> unfamiliar with the NFB coming who are DB and need both terps and SSPs to
>> attend. Unfortunately the number of known DB MD NFB people is around 4 and
>> whether or not they will attend I don't know.  How do I plan for an event
>> when terps need breaks/tactile DB individual perhaps every 15 minutes if
>> not 30 minutes?
>> Janice
>>
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