_Community_
Interpreters provided for deaf
at all Eugene public meetings
By (.itherine H.mley
Emerald Reporter
Kugene is wav ahead o! tin'
Killin' in providing interpreters
for the hearing impaired at
public meetings and events a<
c circling to t iH and sc lined dis
trie t ottic inis
l.ane (ountv public bodi s
had been prov iding interpreters
long before a state law went
into effec t in l )< tuber The law .
passed bv the last Legislative
session, ree|uircs public bodies
to provide interpreters for the
hearing impaired at meetings
it requested in advam e
Kugene has been providing
interpreters lor the hearing ini
paired an average of oik e or
twice a month tor about two
years. said l.inila Collins,
southern regional coordinator
for the Oregon Disability flora
mission's Deal and Hearing Im
paired Ac c es-, Program
(ollins arranges interpreter
servic es for public meetings in
Kugene as part of a long stand
mg relat ionship w ith the c it v
"I'm really proud of Ku
gene," (ollins said "I'hev ve
really got the march on this
(’ollins estimated _’()() to .10(1
deal or hearing impaired pen
pie live in the Kugene Spring
field area
I'lie c itv has responded to all
requests lor sign language in
lerpreters at public meetings
(lot I ins said
Kugene is also doing well
providing interpreters at c iv ic
events, such as the ground
breaking c eremony loi a pai k
lor people with disabilities and
the annual Martin Kulhei (sing
|i specc h at the I lull ( enlel
(ollins said
In addition, the city arranges
lor an interpreter at meetings of
the Human Rights bask force
loi a menibei who is de.it (ail
lids said
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"It's not tll.lt lieu 1(11 I II
gene ('.ollllls '..ml (it tile re
i|iiirement u Ini h is now part
nl the slate's |iut)ll( meetings
law We've onK had one or
two linin' ri*c|iifsts than usual
sim c the law lias gone into cl
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The hearing impaired ha\e a
right to interpreter services re
gardless of whether the\ are re
ipmed hv law said |im \ ulk
man. i hair ot the ( Iasi ade Ke
gional Program for the 1 leal mg
Impaired, which serves about
Hll si (tool ( hildrvn in 1 ane
( omits
\ olkman w ho also i oordi
nates interpreter sen n es toi
the he.irmg impaired when the
m hool dislrii t ret eives ,i re
ijiiest frinil the puhlii said In
had not paid mm h attention to
the passage of the new reipure
nieiil and that it had not atfet t
rd tils nllii r workload mm h
\ mini- pressing matter tor
Volkman is maintaining .1 pool
ol interpreters. In- s.nd
( ol I ins s.uil it is somi't lines
dilln nit In 11 mI interpretera
available loi d.ivtime ineelinijs
Kugene .mil Springfield .ire
not I1114 enough to have .1 ti.mk
ol interpreters Volkman s.nd
Interpreters tor the hearing
imp.lin'd .lie nou eonsnlered
i l.issitied si.ill along u illi
i uslodi.ins, set rotaries .nut
ti'iii tier’s .ndes. Volkman s.nd
And when the si luiol distrii I
looks lor \\.i\s to tighten its
budget t l.issitied emplmees
.ire often the Inst to In' 1 ill
Another problem is th.it there
is no lot .d program tor dent eil
in .ilion or sign language tram
ing program Ihe t'niversih
li.is 1 ut I1.11 k its sign language
program. \ olkman s.nd
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