Comments on: A DEAF Owner is in PAIN! http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/ Lenois Productions Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jack http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17345 Jack Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:38:59 +0000 http://lenois.com/?p=564#comment-17345 I completely understand what you are talking about and I have been there before. It is more like, damn you do and damn you don't. I have seen a business where offer great tools and resources for Deaf business owner but unfortunately, they do not respond quickly enough to offer accessibliity accommodation including interpreter and closed captions. The very idea of pursuing legal action is good, but in reality, you lose both counts. Even you get your laws on your side, it would be a very long time consuming on your part and it will hurt your business. If you or anyone have the magic wand to stive an independent deaf business owner, I am all eyes! Again, I can easily relate to what you are talking about! I completely understand what you are talking about and I have been there before. It is more like, damn you do and damn you don’t. I have seen a business where offer great tools and resources for Deaf business owner but unfortunately, they do not respond quickly enough to offer accessibliity accommodation including interpreter and closed captions.

The very idea of pursuing legal action is good, but in reality, you lose both counts. Even you get your laws on your side, it would be a very long time consuming on your part and it will hurt your business.

If you or anyone have the magic wand to stive an independent deaf business owner, I am all eyes! Again, I can easily relate to what you are talking about!

]]> By: Jon Savage http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17344 Jon Savage Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:31:55 +0000 http://lenois.com/?p=564#comment-17344 I removed Richard Rohem's comment. I don't accept his illogical comment relate to my topic. I removed Richard Rohem’s comment. I don’t accept his illogical comment relate to my topic.

]]> By: Tim http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17343 Tim Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:23:27 +0000 http://lenois.com/?p=564#comment-17343 Hi Jon, It is nice to have an interpreter during conference in any business. For my business, I taught my secretary ASL or encourage her/him go ASL school that really help me alot. I have tried hire an interpeter but it hurt my pocket....smile Let me know if you or other guys have a solution! Tim WNC, Inc 5180 Naranja St San Diego, Ca 92114 Hi Jon,
It is nice to have an interpreter during conference in any business. For my business, I taught my secretary ASL or encourage her/him go ASL school that really help me alot. I have tried hire an interpeter but it hurt my pocket….smile Let me know if you or other guys have a solution!

Tim
WNC, Inc
5180 Naranja St
San Diego, Ca 92114

]]> By: Benno http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17341 Benno Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:44:43 +0000 http://lenois.com/?p=564#comment-17341 Richard: well, not all deaf people are capable to speak. And, even the person can speak, s/he will have hard time to follow any meeting and conference, right? Only interpreter will help to ease communication flow. Lenois: I haven't dig into this field, but I wonder if the deaf owner can deduct interpreter expenses from his/her annual tax return. As for conference, I made an experience myself. I planned to go to a hearing job fair (not NTID or Gallaudet) and asked whether the host will pay for the interpreter. No. So, I contacted NAD for some legal advises. Deaf people are capable of anything, the only problem is the communication. If your deaf owner friend needs interpreter for any conference, and the host refuses to pay for it, the owner could discuss with his/her interpreter friend (I mean an interpreter who is a friend also) to make up the time, e.g. invite for dinner, help out with renovation, etc. I know it shouldn't be that way, but if the owner needs to visit the conference to gather more information for the business, s/he should try anything. Richard:
well, not all deaf people are capable to speak. And, even the person can speak, s/he will have hard time to follow any meeting and conference, right? Only interpreter will help to ease communication flow.

Lenois:
I haven’t dig into this field, but I wonder if the deaf owner can deduct interpreter expenses from his/her annual tax return.
As for conference, I made an experience myself. I planned to go to a hearing job fair (not NTID or Gallaudet) and asked whether the host will pay for the interpreter. No. So, I contacted NAD for some legal advises.

Deaf people are capable of anything, the only problem is the communication. If your deaf owner friend needs interpreter for any conference, and the host refuses to pay for it, the owner could discuss with his/her interpreter friend (I mean an interpreter who is a friend also) to make up the time, e.g. invite for dinner, help out with renovation, etc. I know it shouldn’t be that way, but if the owner needs to visit the conference to gather more information for the business, s/he should try anything.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17337 Elizabeth Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:37:05 +0000 http://lenois.com/?p=564#comment-17337 But, the business owner is being denied important information at a conference. This is not about how he/she will have to communicate with his/her customers. Even if the person learns to speechread and speak it is still hard to auditorally obtain information from a conference (even I have trouble, being HOH). How else will this person get the information other than through sign language? (e But, the business owner is being denied important information at a conference. This is not about how he/she will have to communicate with his/her customers. Even if the person learns to speechread and speak it is still hard to auditorally obtain information from a conference (even I have trouble, being HOH). How else will this person get the information other than through sign language?

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]]> By: Joseph http://lenois.com/2010/02/a-deaf-owner-is-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17336 Joseph Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:19:40 +0000 http://lenois.com/?p=564#comment-17336 Um, I think a Deaf person who wants to open a business should be prepared to hire their own interpreter. It sucks, but the same would be true of any other culturally different person who needs to operate in a different language. And yes, it's expensive. But we can't fight and say we're culturally different and then turn around and whine about being disabled. Yes, it's not fair, and if life was a debate, you would win. But we both know life is more than a debate. Um, I think a Deaf person who wants to open a business should be prepared to hire their own interpreter. It sucks, but the same would be true of any other culturally different person who needs to operate in a different language. And yes, it’s expensive. But we can’t fight and say we’re culturally different and then turn around and whine about being disabled. Yes, it’s not fair, and if life was a debate, you would win. But we both know life is more than a debate.

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