Use more interpreters

 

Equip the local polyclinics and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) with interpreters, who will assist individuals who have hearing challenges.
 
Such was the passionate appeal of Special Envoy for Persons with Disabilities, Roslyn Hurley, who said this person or these persons would be assigned to both the morning and evening shifts at these government-run medical institutions.
 
“I think the hospital or the polyclinics need an interpreter on both the morning and evening [shifts]. I know the [National] Disabilities Unit sends out interpreters every year … I hope that [these facilities] would see how important it is. Even the nurses, you can train a nurse or somebody just to interpret for a person.” 
 
Hurley was at the time addressing Wednesday’s presentation ceremony where the monetary prizes and other tokens were given to the winners and runners-up of the 2016 Shine Like A Diamond pageant. This ceremony was held at the Barbados Council for the Disabled’s headquarters.
 
Sharing her personal experience of accompanying someone who has a hearing impairment to seek medical assistance, Hurley outlined what a difficult experience it was. She therefore stated that like other persons who would like to inform medical practitioners about their ailments, those with hearing impairments would like through the help of an interpret to directly do the same.

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