University of Cincinnati Organization Addresses the Nationwide Crisis for Black Interpreters
February 19, 2021
February 19, 2021
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news:
Nearly 11 million people in the United States consider themselves to be Deaf or Hard of Hearing, according to the Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey and Deaf/Hard of Hearing African-Americans make up 8 percent of its population (NY Times, 2021). Sign language interpreters, who serve this population, are primarily white middle aged women making up 87% of its industry, only 13% being . . .
Nearly 11 million people in the United States consider themselves to be Deaf or Hard of Hearing, according to the Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey and Deaf/Hard of Hearing African-Americans make up 8 percent of its population (NY Times, 2021). Sign language interpreters, who serve this population, are primarily white middle aged women making up 87% of its industry, only 13% being . . .