A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
How Do I Get an Interpreter?
- Contact the DSI office at (219) 769-6506 (Voice) or (219) 769-8912 (TTY) or (219) 769-8912 (VP) during business hours Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
After business hours for 24 hour emergencies call through relay 711 (219) 781-3434, (219) 689-6506, (219) 730-7451 Voice or Text or email: deafdsi2@comcast.net.
Have all important information ready: date, time, place and name of the contact person.
Please try not to wait until the last minute to request an interpreter.
How To Use An Interpreter
- The interpreter signs everything he/she hears and voices everything that is signed.
- The Deaf and Hearing people should communicate directly with one another, not to an interpreter.
- Communications should be arranged so that the deaf person can see both the Hearing speaker and the interpreter.
- Nothing should be said to the interpreter in private.
- Interpreters are not to give their opinions or advice about the situation or the Deaf person.
- Remember that the interpreter is bound by a Code of Ethics to keep confidential all information while transmitting both the spirit and content of the message.
- An interpreter is a facilitator of communication--not a participant in the conversation.
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