Courtroom tips: interpreter placement, privacy and ethics
Carla walked through courtroom placement (interpreters facing deaf participants, not blocking views), the need to disclose prior contacts, and how ASL visibility creates privacy considerations in hallways and waiting rooms.
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Carla told attendees that sign-language interpreters often must stand in the courtroom well facing the deaf participant and that courts should allow movement for interpreters to show exhibits or to avoid blocking jurors and judges. "Interpreters are taught that it's critical that they don't block the view of the judge to the witness or the jury to the witness," she said.
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