Dorothy Hodge MSL, CI, CT ASL Interpreter

Best Practices for Interpreting Miranda Warnings

10/14/2023

When interpreting Miranda Warnings, it is best practice to call a Certified Legal interpreter who possesses the Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC: L) certification. This highly qualified interpreter will take special precautions to ensure he or she is videotaped by Law…

Understanding Communication Barriers

03/29/2013

It is important for providers in hospital and medical settings to understand the implications of communication barriers, and how they often impede receiving effective healthcare. Many inadvertently believe written communication is a satisfactory way to communicate with a deaf or…

The Irrevocable Rights of Individuals Who are Deaf

01/11/2013

To: Steve Florio (RICDHH), Heather Niedbala (RIAD), Howard Rosenblum (NAD), Steve Brown (ACLU), Michael Évora, Esq. (RICHR), and Alex Spigelman (RIDLC) From: Dorothy Hodge MSL, CI, CT – Qualified Legal Interpreter for the Deaf Date: January 11, 2012 (Sent by…

Letter to the Editor of the Providence Journal

12/19/2007

The Importance of Interpreters The Governor’s question, “Why are we, at taxpayer’s expense, providing interpreters for people who want benefits from us?” should be answered by taking three elements into consideration, the quasi-legal setting, the linguistic complexities of sight translations,…