Survey about the $6000 cap on interpreting

This survey is to ask about the $6000 cap on interpreting for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing people

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* 1. Do you know what the EAF is?

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* 2. What is the name of your organisation or business?

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* 3. Who is completing this form? 
Include your name and email address

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* 4. Are you

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* 5. Are you a Deaf-specific organisation or business?
i.e. does your organisation/business provide services to Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing people as your main audience?

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* 6. How old is your organisation?
This information is for data collection purposes - it may also help our advocacy to understand that you may have spent $X amount over the years and that this one-year snapshot isn't the only expense you have occurred

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* 7. Do you use EAF for interpreting?

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* 8. Do you use EAF for other things?
i.e. captions, Deaf Awareness Training, etc.

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* 9. If you employ staff, do you employ Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing staff as usual practice?
i.e. do you have at least 50% Deaf staff?

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* 10. How many Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing staff do you have?
Please also include this number as a percentage. Include casual staff as well.

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* 11. How many of these staff have EAF?

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* 12. Do you pool your EAF money to be shared across staff?

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* 13. Do you find that one or more staff members tend to use up their EAF (whether individual or pooled amount) more than other staff?

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* 14. Have you/organisation had to choose which meetings, trainings or work-related appointments should take priority to stretch out the funding?

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* 15. Do you/your organisation or business use video relay interpreting (VRI)?

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* 16. Do you/organisation tend to use VRI rather than on-site interpreting to stretch out the funding?

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* 17. In what aspects do your Deaf staff use interpreters?
i.e. For interacting with hearing staff, hearing clients/consumers, other.

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* 18. How much do you spend on interpreters per year once you have maximised the EAF $6000 allocated?
If you answered you don't use EAF in Question 7, please put in the total amount your organisation spent on interpreters per year

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* 19. How much do you calculate you have spent on interpreters over the last 5 years in total (not including EAF)?

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* 20. How quickly does your EAF run out after getting the application for the Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing person's plan approved?

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* 21. Are most of your Deaf staff in senior roles?
We want to understand whether there is a difference in EAF usage if the staff are entry-level compared to senior roles.

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* 22. Do you think that hearing staff should also have EAF for working with Deaf staff?
i.e. do you feel that it is more the hearing staff who require the interpreters than the Deaf staff?

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* 23. What is the estimated impact of out-of-pocket costs for covering interpreters?
Include information like - funds could be allocated to projects/programs/more staff/etc., as well as any other impacts

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* 24. What is the cost of applying for EAF/submitting invoices?
Include time and staffing costs.

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* 25. Do you use Deaf Awareness training or Auslan training for your hearing staff?
This is separate from the $6000 fund allocated for interpreting

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* 26. Would you prefer the flexibility for that funding to be used for interpreting when 6k cap is reached?

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* 27. What would you like to see happen with the EAF $6000 cap?

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* 28. Any other comments?

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