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  1. 101
    Name: Ellie Purvis on Dec 9, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
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  2. 102
    Name: Laura Jepma on Dec 9, 2004
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  3. 103
    Name: Lily Pacheco on Dec 9, 2004
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  4. 104
    Name: Shonna Pareja on Dec 9, 2004
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: How is this any different than those who discriminate against the deaf I thought we were working for equality. With membership dues alone RID brings in $600,000 from certified members ($115 x 5218 certified members)annually and RID can't budget a fraction of that for Spanish interpreters Please think over this unfair and uncivilized position towards the Hispanic population.
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  5. 105
    Name: Susan Peterson on Dec 9, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
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  6. 106
    Name: Jennifer Lohman on Dec 9, 2004
    State: MN
    Country: US
    Comments: All it takes is ONE [person] in need to facilitate communication. That ONE [person] is just as important as 25, right RIGHT!
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  7. 107
    Name: Ella Lentz on Dec 9, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: I believe RID should reconsider its policy and make it more friendly for Spanish speaking interpreters to participate and share. I understand and sympathize with the financial and availability concerns and hope RID will come up with a better solution.
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  8. 108
    Name: Rhonda Jacobs on Dec 9, 2004
    State: MD
    Country: US
    Comments: It is outrageous that our national organization, one which purports to be a national leader and role model in the provision of interpreting services would exclude its own members. How many times have we had to answer to the infamous "but there's only one Deaf person" retort And now you are proposing to do the same thing! This is completely and emphatically unacceptable, and if this policy is allowed to stand, I can forsee a substantial number of members withdrawing their memberships. I implore the board and conference committee - do the right thing.
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  9. 109
    Name: Karen Atwood on Dec 9, 2004
    State: WA
    Country: US
    Comments: Accessibility = freedom
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  10. 110
    Name: Molly McGuire on Dec 9, 2004
    State: WA
    Country: US
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  11. 111
    Name: Sarah Brannigan on Dec 9, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
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  12. 112
    Name: Keith Wann on Dec 9, 2004
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    Comments: This needs to be repealed. Denying members equal access has no price...!
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  13. 113
    Name: Jennifer Weiler on Dec 9, 2004
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  14. 114
    Name: Samuel Serna on Dec 9, 2004
    State: WA
    Country: US
    Comments: I agree with the statement above"If carried out, this policy will undermine years of progress among Latino interpreters and our allies to promote professional development and acceptance within RID for all." If we plant a small tree we would need to nurture it in it's early stages til it can grow to stature and stand tall.
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  15. 115
    Name: Janet Johanson on Dec 9, 2004
    State: OR
    Country: US
    Comments: It ill behooves us to suppress others in the same way others have suppressed us. I am truly ashamed.
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  16. 116
    Name: Alice Harrigan on Dec 9, 2004
    State: MA
    Country: US
    Comments: The language divide in the United States is growing, and not only in those states historically high in bilingual populations, but throughout the country. Spanish is a language that is being recognized on political, public and private levels as a vital link to an ever growing segment of our populace. As an organization whose mission and philosophy recognizes the experience of minority language users, it is imperative that we include the community of trilingual interpreters in our discourse. AVLIC has been struggling with quatralingual concerns since its inception. We can learn from them.
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  17. 117
    Name: Wanda Burki on Dec 9, 2004
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  18. 118
    Name: Wanda Burki on Dec 9, 2004
    State: GA
    Country: US
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  19. 119
    Name: James Wiggins on Dec 9, 2004
    State: MA
    Country: US
    Comments: I think it is unthinkable that members my community are being left out of the event...this kind of thing should never happen.
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  20. 120
    Name: Jody Mayer on Dec 10, 2004
    State: WA
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    Comments: I am appalled that this organization is doing to one community, Spanish speakers, exactly what it is advocating for for the Deaf and HoH communities. Should this policy continue, I will need to rethink my membership. Jody Mayer, CI/CT Seattle, WA
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  21. 121
    Name: Lucy Annett on Dec 10, 2004
    State: MA
    Country: US
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  22. 122
    Name: Maria Santiago on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: PR
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  23. 123
    Name: Mariana Figueroa on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: PR
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  24. 124
    Name: Norman Rosado on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: PR
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  25. 125
    Name: Paula Gajewski Mickelson on Dec 10, 2004
    State: MN
    Country: US
    Comments: This decision by RID is a huge disappointment and discredits all of the work that has been done to date to make our conferences and organization accessible to Spanish speaking members. Thank you for offering this avenue for voicing concerns.
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  26. 126
    Name: Mary Eastman on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: PR
    Comments: Since Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, and Spanish is the most commonly spoken language here, interpreters of the deaf here work between Spanish and ASL, and occasionally English. Due to the huge need for professional development amongst the interpreters from Puerto Rico, RID is making a huge mistake in blocking access to the valuable information offered at the conferences and in VIEWS. RID should, by now, recognize the huge need for tri-lingual interpreters in the U.S. mainland as well. Colorado, for example, has a huge Spanish-speaking population. Hearing parents who speak Spanish need tri-lingual interpreters at their deaf children's I.E.P. meetings. If RID is progressive minded, it would recognize the present and future need of Spanish language interpretation at its conferences, and in the magizine VIEWS.
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  27. 127
    Name: Mariela Torres on Dec 10, 2004
    State: GA
    Country: PA
    Comments: We need message to go throw everybody without descrimination of language. The spanish community is growing and we liked to be involved
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  28. 128
    Name: Mariela Torres on Dec 10, 2004
    State: GA
    Country: PA
    Comments: I believe that spanish community is growint and is right to
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  29. 129
    Name: Jordan Nassar on Dec 10, 2004
    State: TX
    Country: US
    Comments: Spanish is important in many communities, especially with the onset of latin american immigration. Include the latin american deaf -- but they need to know about these services if they're going to be a part of your world.
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  30. 130
    Name: Cindy Dzimian on Dec 10, 2004
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  31. 131
    Name: Laurie Swabey on Dec 10, 2004
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  32. 132
    Name: Valerie Bernham on Dec 10, 2004
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    Comments: RID, please be inclusive, pave the way, be a true leader, be responsive to RID's own members whose dues has been gladly accepted!
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  33. 133
    Name: Jose Quinones on Dec 10, 2004
    State: IL
    Country: US
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  34. 134
    Name: Evelyn Shields on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: US
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  35. 135
    Name: Karen Mueller-Harder on Dec 10, 2004
    State: VT
    Country: US
    Comments: I think it's vital to provide access to Spanish-speaking members, regardless of how many attend. A compromise, similar to how Deaf people have to plan, would be for people to sign up for which sessions they will be attending ahead of time, and provide interpreting for those.
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  36. 136
    Name: Angela Roth on Dec 10, 2004
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: Personally and professionally opposed to any reversal in Spanish language services provided at National Conferences.
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  37. 137
    Name: Autumn Saulisberry on Dec 10, 2004
    State: CA
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  38. 138
    Name: Robin G. Burgess on Dec 10, 2004
    State: SC
    Country: US
    Comments: It is unconscienable that NRID would take a position that disenfranchises trilingual interpreters and the population that they serve. Perhaps you new mission statement along with the revised Code of Ethics should be "Se habla ingles SOLAMENTE en NRID porque las otras idiomas no tienen valores y entonces no valen las penas.
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  39. 139
    Name: Robin G. Burgess on Dec 10, 2004
    State: SC
    Country: US
    Comments: I think that is is unconsionable that NRID would adopt a position that would disenfranchise the trilingual interpreter membership and the population that they serve. Perhaps the new mission statement sholud be "Se habla ingles SOLAMENTE en NRID porque las otras idiomas no tienen valores y no valen las penas para usar.
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  40. 140
    Name: Dan Parvaz on Dec 10, 2004
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: It's a shame that RID has decided to turn back the clock like this.
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  41. 141
    Name: Elizabeth Hanlon on Dec 10, 2004
    State: MT
    Country: US
    Comments: In my work as an educational interpreter, in K-12 as well as postsecondary settings, I have met and worked with several students who live in a unique and complex linguistic world: a home language of spoken Spanish; a school language of spoken and written English; some sort of signed communication as a means to instruction. The numbers of these students continue to grow in this country -- students who have the right to education access and students who need the opportunity to learn about their families' rich and honorable culture. Interpreters can be the bridge that makes this possible. I urge RID to provide Spanish language interpreting at the 2005 National Convention in acknowledgement of the right to communication access for D/deaf and hard of hearing Latinos in the U.S.
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  42. 142
    Name: Luz Iraida Avil on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: PR
    Comments: En Puerto Rico queremos que haya traductor en espa
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  43. 143
    Name: Bethzabel Valle on Dec 10, 2004
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    Country: PR
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  44. 144
    Name: Tammera Richards on Dec 10, 2004
    State: WA
    Country: US
    Comments: Tri-lingual interpretation should absolutely be provided - especially since the PR chapter pays dues to this organization.
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  45. 145
    Name: Benjamin Zapata on Dec 11, 2004
    State: FL
    Country: US
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  46. 146
    Name: Mara Kamerer on Dec 11, 2004
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  47. 147
    Name: Nicole Montagna on Dec 11, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Providing Spanish interpretation at the conference is an investment in diversity. Translate the Views, JOI and conference proceedings too! Let's fundraise for it!
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  48. 148
    Name: Sonia Dalton on Dec 11, 2004
    State: WI
    Country: US
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  49. 149
    Name: Vicky Rodr on Dec 11, 2004
    State:
    Country: PR
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  50. 150
    Name: Gilberto Garc on Dec 11, 2004
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    Country: PR
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