chapter 14

Question 1

types of employment

Answer 1

staff interpreter, contract interpreter- agency, self-employed practitioners- independent contractors-freelance

Question 2

pay rates

Answer 2

$20-$75 depends on experience and setting

Question 3

demand of interpreters in driven by what?

Answer 3

legislative initiative sand court decisions mandating greater access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals to education, employment, and a wide range of community services

Question 4

more jobs in metropolitan areas or rural

Answer 4

metropolitan

Question 5

costs of doing businesses examples

Answer 5

transpiration, offices expenses, taxes, retirement funds, disability insurance, bulling/booking time, business clothing, insurance, public relations

Question 6

must develop business skills such as

Answer 6

writing resumes, writing business letters, basic bookkeeping and techniques for developing invoices an collecting money owed, schedule maintenance, develop appropriate business policies

Question 7

emotional burnout

Answer 7

it is essential that you have well developed stress management and support systems in place, results in pessimistic individuals who lose their passion for the work and leave the field

Question 8

pros of staff interpreting and freelance

Answer 8

staff- work with same people everyday, benefits like health and retirement,
freelance- more variety, set own practices,

Question 9

cons of staff interpreting and freelance

Answer 9

staff- no variety, higher risk of RSI,

freelance- not for new interpreters, not standard, must obtain own benefits, taxes,