It’s a cool job.  I go places.  I learn things.  I sing and crack jokes.  Sometimes I flirt or tell a lie.  I’ve gone down a zip wire and had to kiss a fish.  I am a professional communication facilitator, aka, Cued Language Transliterator. The clients’ lives are private, so the window that I have to peer into their world is only open for a flash and then closes at the end of my shift.  But I am forever affected by the places I’ve gone and the things that I’ve learned. I take my job seriously and am passionate about raising the professional bar.  Doing a good job as a CLT means that a deaf person can go places.  And learn things.  And sing and crack jokes.  Or even flirt or tell a lie.  I am proud to be invited along.  And don’t worry – what happens at (school, camp, party, Uncle Fred’s wedding) stays a secret.  That’s my job as the middle man.  And it’s cool.