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Interpreting Resources Online

Professional Sign Language Interpreting
Standard Practice Paper by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

 

Working with an ASL-English Interpreter & Providing Visual Accessibility
by Amy Frasu
Information about the role of the interpreter - providing access, what interpreting IS, what interpreting IS NOT, ethics, preparation, rest, & visual access

 

Team Interpreting: Preparing for Success
by Debra Russell
Team interpreting information and suggestions that may enhance the experience of teaming.

 

The Interpreter's Friend
by David Bar-Tzur
Advanced interpreting topics - Deafblind, linguistics, indigenous signs, name signs, interpreting for foreign spoken language classes, religious interpreting, technical interpreting, Jewish interpreting, multicultural interpreting, interpreter humor, interpreting service models, foreign signs, interpreter education, interpreter ethics, interpreter mentoring, interpreting for children, K-12 interpreting, legal interpreting, medical interpreting, nonmanual behavior, & processing models

 

Marsh Affinity Group Services
Official provider of professional liability insurance for members of the Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf. For more information, contact Marsh at 1-800-503-9230.

 

The Interpreter Mirror
With the aid of two specially configured mirrors, interpreters can view the information and activity behind them as true (non-reversed) images. There's no turning back! 

 

Cumulative Motion Injury
Information about the risk and prevention of Cumulative Motion Injury for interpreters

 

Professional Upbeat Database Design for Interpreters' Invoices

PUDDesigns offers a variety of Databases that enables customers to manage, track, and organize their business by using a Microsoft Access Database Tracking System. PUDDesigns is made up of a number of mobile database programmers throughout the Northern California area that specialize in creating, designing and customizing Databases for tracking purposes. Often working closely with Interpreters, Translators and Freelancers to gather their needs. Our mobile database programmers are available around the clock to assist our customers with their needs via email.
 

Getting Your Foot in the Door and Walking with Confidence:  How interpreters can market themselves professionally
by Amy Frasu

 

Tips for New Professionals
by Amy Frasu

 

Positive Mentoring Relationships
by Amy Frasu

 

 

 

Interpreting Resource Books

Sign Language Interpreting: A Basic Resource Book
by Sharon Neumann Solow

 

Sign Language Interpreting: Deconstructing the Myth of Neutrality
by Melanie Metzger

 

From Topic Boundaries to Omission: New Research on Interpretation (Studies in Interpretation)
Edited by Melanie Metzger, Steven Collins, Valerie Dively, and Risa Shaw

 

Encounters With Reality: 1001 Interpreter Scenarios
by Brenda Cartwright

 

Reading between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters
by Anna Mindess

 

Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science
by David Alan Stewart, et al

 

Establishing a Freelance Interpretation Business : Professional Guidance for Sign Language Interpreters
by Tammera J. Fischer

 

 

 

Interpreting Certification

National Credential Descriptors for Sign Language Interpreters:  NIC, RID, NAD, ACCI, & EIPA

 

National Interpreter Certification (NIC) - The NAD-RID joint certification system

 

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
It is the mission of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID), to provide international, national, regional, state, and local forums and an organizational structure for the continued growth and development of the professions of interpretation and transliteration of American Sign Language and English.
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NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct

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State Affiliate Chapters of RID

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State Licensure/Qualification Information for Interpreters (listed by state)

 

 

 

 

Interpreter Training Programs and Professional Development

RID Directory of Interpreter Training Programs
Searchable database for interpreter training programs in the U.S. and Canada by program name, city, state, zip code, or area code.

Accent on Interpreting
Accent on Interpreting was created in early 2000 by Maryanne Huber, CT, and Heather Hollingsworth. We had two goals in mind: to create a new resource for interpreters and interpreting students to polish their skills through mentorships, research materials, workshops, and workbooks, in order to increase the ranks of certified interpreters & to remember that INTERPRETING CAN BE FUN!!

 

Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center
In recognition of the right of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to equal communication access, the Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center (DO IT Center) designs and delivers quality education for and about Sign Language Interpreters.

 

Signs of Development
The Signs of Development mission is to participate in the advancement of the profession of Sign Language interpreting and to assist parents of deaf and hard of hearing children in the acquisition of Sign Language.

 

John A Logan College: Interpreter Training Online
We offer several totally online classes for interpreters who are already working in the field.

 

 

 

Regional Interpreter Training Programs

These consortiums provide mentorship, trainings, & lending libraries to all interpreters, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration.

 

Region 1: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Northeastern University
Boston, MA

 

Region 2: NY, NJ, PR, VI
CUNY/LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

 

Region 3: DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

 

Region 4: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

 

Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
The College of St. Catherine Interpreting Program
Minneapolis, MN

 

Region 6: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

 

Region 7: IA, KS, MO, NE
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

 

Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO

 

Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam and the Trust Territories, Territories of the Pacific
El Camino College
Torrance, CA

 

Region 10: AK, ID, OR, WA
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR

 

 

Deaf Linx was updated on 06/22/2007

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