[NFB-DB] To the deaf-blind mailing list

Thu Sep 5 00:08:21 UTC 2019

Yes ma’am all my interpreters use a SL pack towels sign language. And before we go see the doctor me and my interpreter discuss on how we’re going to do things. So on Friday it was not my interpreters fault. It was the woman who was putting me in or doing the CAT scan from my neck down below my belly. I would tell or sign to the interpreter clearly on how I need things done while I’m in the room with the woman in there and it was the woman who is being dismissive. He interpreted told her well my hand was still on the interrupters ham that she please need to let go of my right hand so I can feel the bad. On where I need to lay my head and to feel how wide the babies before I sat down. And that’s when she snatched and grab my dad that’s when the interpreter told her to please let go of my hand and she let go with an attitude. I did calm down took a few days to relax to Paris and I said to myself I wanted to say email out to see want me any interpreter needs to do for the next time we go into that same room to do my CAT scan with that lady. For instants today I had an appointment at the USF. And why interpreter she asked me which way is best for her to sit and sign to me because here in Tampa Florida all my interpreters now that I can only do tactile sign with only one hand. But when I signed to them I can use my A little bit. Because they know I cannot hold up my right arm long enough to detect how sign language. So my interpreters ask me the best way for them to say to sign to me. And before we go into the room we talk about what would be best and if I had any questions to see how we want to do the questions. It works out great it was that woman that did the cat scan that’s a movie in bed that you laid down and I am either going to machine but first or hit first. And the one I was on went in first. Even my interpreter told her to let me know when the bed was moving, and to let me know went to put my arms closer to my body but he won’t get hit while the bed is moving into the machine. But she didn’t listen nothing me and my interpreter was saying. Yes I know all my interpreters that I have rotating interpreters for all my doctors appointment so they know me very well and the lady that has her own sign language business also knows me very well so she tells them before they come to me that I can only tactile sign with one hand. When I can sign a little bit with the right when I’m signed into a person. So we do discuss everything before going into the room.

Thank you for answering my email and giving me some advice. And letting me know that I did everything right. And my sign language interpreter he did everything right also it was the lady that was doing the CAT scan from neck to below the belly she chose not to listen to me and my interpreter.

Always  love 
Ineko 
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> On Sep 4, 2019, at 7:09 PM, maurice mines via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I have a question, did you go over what is acceptable with the interpreter before hand? Is this interpreter working with you in pro tactile, tactile sign, or just plain American Sign Language. There are differences in how they are supposed to interact with people. In addition to that what did you do did you stop and calmly explain to the interpreter that that was a violation of your space? Also what kind of setting was the sin? If you word out door and walking in the interpreter saw something that could potentially be dangerous. Then of course their main concern is to pull you back from something that could potentially interviewed. I am sure that someone who manages things like first VPDrnth may chime in on this issue. Hopefully I did not destroy her last name. I sell all that to say this, I’m trying to figure out based on your post what the context and the situation that this all occurred in. Finally ensured that that was the interpreter and not just John Q citizen. Members of the general public do this rubbing and/or moving blind people sadly is the norm. This does not make it appropriate. I’m just saying it happens quite a bit. The last thing I would say to you, sit down do some deep breathing, and try and relax. I know it sounds a bit dismissive, but whenever I get upset at something I generally try to sit down and calm down a bit before writing about it and/or discussing it with anyone. Because sitting down helps me to sort out the facts versus the emotion of the situation.
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> If this person was an interpreter, and from an agency, you certainly should discuss it with that person’s supervisor if it is applicable. I hope the small bit of advice and encouragement is helpful.
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> Sincerely Maurice Mines.
> Board member national Federation of the blind deaf blind division.
> VP national Federation of the blind of California Bakersfield chapter.
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> On 4 Sep 2019, at 13:18, Heather via NFB-DB wrote:
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> I think you did good. IT sounds like that lady, should had asked you if she could grab your hand before she did, that was clearly a violation of personal space! I do not care how good intentioned someone is, they have no right putting their hands on someone else without   asking them first; period!  Yes, they seem to do it a lot with blind and deaf blind. I had someone come up to me and just grab me because they wanted me to move and I did not hear them. I almost fel down. So the person with me, had to tell them that assaulting me was not the way to get the message across. That person was quite ashamed because I was not just being rude and they could had found a better way to ask me to move! So the tec or doctor, she should have asked the interpreter if she could guide you to the spot  with your hand and the interpreter could have told you before she just grabbed your hand. Someone needs some training at that place for sure! Heather
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> From: Ineko Gary via NFB-DB
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> Greetings all
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> I have a question to ask everyone who is deaf blind.
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> On Friday the 30th I hope last month. I had my sign language interpreter that does tactile meet me there. And I told him before I lay down on the movie in bed I need to take out my hearing aids. So my find language interpreter told the lady before I lay down I need to take out my hearing aids. She told us that I can lay down with the hearing aids in. And me and my sign language interpreter kept telling her that it is on comfortable for me myself to lay down with hearing aids in. And then she told my sign language interpreter it’s OK because I still can hear a little bit without them. Am I sign language interpreter told her that I’m totally deaf without my hearing aids. And then she told me to look up at the lights that will flash right to live to tell me went to breathe and not breathe or to Relief©. And the writing also that will say the same thing. My interpreter told her I can not see she said oh yes she can I see a little bit. Me and the interpreter said no that I only see a tiny tiny bit of light and it Hass to be close to my face to see that tiny bit of light. And she’s like well then she can see the light up here. And the interpreter said no she cannot you have to be close to her face and that’s too far up. That I am totally blind with a tiny bit of light. And my biggest problem was I had my left hand to my interpreter signing into my left hand because I’m left-handed so he needed my left hand to detect house I language. So I was using my right hand to feel on the bed that moves into the scanner and out on which way to go and I go mad because the lady grabbed my right hand and then I could not feel the movie bad and she told the interpreter she got me I could just lay down. And I was trying to take my hand away from her. So I turned to my interpreter and was signing with one hand because I couldn’t sign with the other one telling him to tell her to please let go of my right hand that this is how I see it with my hands. And her holding my hand is like putting my hand over her eyes where she can’t see. At first she didn’t want to let go. But when she saw me pulling my hand away from her to feel by myself which way to lay down she finally let go.
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> Question did I tell all of this correctly to my tactile  sign language interpreter?
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> I have to yes use only my left hand to do  tactile sign language. Because one I can barely feel the signing through or with the right hand. But I can sign a little bit with the right hand along with the left. But when they are doing tactile sign language in my left hand I need my right hand to feel where everything is at. So did I do right by telling the lady to let go out of my right hand so I can see with my hand on which way do you lay down?
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> Lots of love always
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> Ineko
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