It is also helpful when you can give advance notice of field trips, guest speakers, presenters, or other special events. Any time you are able to access videotapes or TV shows with closed captioning you will need a closed caption decoder. The interpreter or Teacher of the Deaf can help you with this. It is often difficult to hear responses from students in the class. It would be less difficult to interpret if you would encourage the class to respond loudly and clearly.
Many interpreters like to sit down while interpreting.
A comfortable chair would be helpful. Unfortunately upper extremity disorders are common in the profession. The interpreter may move around the room at times depending on how you are teaching your lesson. Please be sure to include a note about the interpreter in your substitute information. Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.