Fluent in sign language before spoken English, I have maneuvered between two languages and syntaxes every day of my life. As the child of deaf parents, I have interpreted in many awkward situations that children are not usually present for: doctor visits, legal appointments, and my own parent-teacher conferences. I was four when I first became the voice for my parents. My father suffered a severe fall and my mother couldn’t contact 911 because it didn’t connect with the...