Professional Organizations
The following organizations have materials and resource information on deafness and/or interpreting.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place, NW, Washington, DC, 20007-2778
202.337.5220 V
866.337.5220 V (toll free)
202.337.5221 TTY
202.337.8314 FAX
Email: info@agbell.org
http://www.agbell.org
American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
ASDC Headquarters
3820 Hartzdale Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717.703.0073 or 866.895.4206 V/TTY
717.909.5599 (FAX)
800.942.ASDC Parent Hotline
Email: ASDC4U@aol.com
http://www.deafchildren.org
Conference of Interpreter Trainers
http://www.cit-asl.org
Intertribal Deaf Council
Intertribal Deaf Council
P.O. Box 7598
Salem, Oregon 97303
Email: intertribaldeaf@aol.com
503.304.1961 (FAX )
http://www.deafnative.com
National Alliance of Black Interpreters
P.O. Box 5630
Evanston, IL 60204-5630
http://www.naobi.org
National Asian Deaf Congress
P.O.Box 78
Dekalb, IL 60115
Email: nadcusa@aol.com
http://www.nadc-usa.org
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
301.587.1789 TTY
301.587.1788 V
301.587.1791 FAX
Email: nadinfo@nad.org
http://www.nad.org
National Black Deaf Advocates
Internet: http://www.nbda.org
National Cued Speech Association
23970 Hermitage Road
Cleveland OH 44122-4008
USA 800.459.3529 V/TTY
216.292.6213 V/TTY
http://www.cuedspeech.org
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
333 Commerce Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.838.0030 V
703.838.0459 TTY
703.838.0454 FAX
http://www.rid.org
The S.E.E. Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children
S.E.E. CENTER
P.O. Box 1181
Los Alamitos. CA 90720
562.430.1467 V/TTY
562.795.6614 FAX
http://www.seecenter.org
Directories
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
The RID has online searchable databases for the following:
- RID members and their certification levels
- Interpreter Agency/Referral Service database
- Interpreter Workshop database
- Interpreter Training Program database
http://www.rid.org/
Resources and Guidelines on Educational Interpreting Standards & Professional Conduct
Classroom Interpreting Website
This is a website that is a joint venture created by Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska and the University of Colorado. It has reliable information related to quality standards for educational interpreting.
http://www.classroominterpreting.org
New York State Guidelines For Educational Interpreting
This website has a wealth of information pertinent to educational interpreting roles and standards.
http://www.nyedinterp.net/NYS_Guidelines_for_Educational_Interpreters.html
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
The RID is a national organization of professionals who provide interpreting services to deaf and haring people.
The RID publishes a monthly newsletter, VIEWS, that carries feature articles, job announcements, and news of upcoming workshops. Other RID publications include a journal, materials for professional development, and a directory of certified and associate members.
There are several special interest groups that will soon be called membership sections including EdITOR (Educational Interpreters and Transliterators of RID) that have information to support interpreters who interpret for specialized settings
http://www.rid.org/
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf – Interpreting in Educational Settings
Standard Practice Paper
An online version of this paper is located on the RID website:
http://www.rid.org
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