ITP 119 Test: Tunnel Vision Interpreting in a Restaurant (live)
Imagine you are interpreting a restaurant menu for a Deaf-Blind Tunnel Vision client.
Find a take-out menu or use one from the teacher’s file from any restaurant of your
choosing and interpret it to your mock client (another student). Pay close attention to
culturally respectful clothing, hand position, lighting etc.
Use your imagination and your acting skills as you interpet a "pretend" situation. for
example, you could list the objective levels first like appetizers, soups, salads, entrees,
drinks, & desserts etc. Just as in the Hearing world you would, obviously, never read
through an entire menu line by line. Begin by asking if client would like to know the
kinds of soup the restaurant is serving. If not, then move on to the next category on the
menu i.e., salads.
You can accept answers from your client and move on to the next item. The last task will
be mock ordering from the restaurant server. You can tell the Deaf-Blind person any
information you want like the name of the restaurant, what the server is asking them,
what other people in the restaurant are doing/wearing, general activity around you, and
how the server responds.
Poor Example:
"We are at McDonald's. You want soup? No, ok, you want eat what? Oh, lady behind us
is wearing blue jeans and yellow top. She has blond short length hair and blue eyes."
Ho hum!!
Good Example:
"We are here at Beppo, an italian restaurant. (talk to client), "I notice sign on wall that
this restaurant, Beppo got 5 star ratings which means the food and service should be very
good. Oh, the walls are dark wood and there are pictures full of famous people standing
with, I think the owner of this restaurant. The restaurant seem pretty full, most tables
have people seated.. I notice there are some rooms that are dark and some have more
light. You want me to ask for seats in the room with more light? Ok I will request that.
The man said there will be a 15 minutes wait, that ok with you?"...etc.
Your interaction should take about 3 minutes
Your assignment will be on Thursday, July 14