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American Sign Language/English Interpreting Program

Links of Interest

State Organizations

Indiana Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ICRID)
Homepage for Indiana RID Chapter.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services sponsored by the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration.

Indiana Interpreter Certification Program
Sets a statewide benchmark of behavior and competency for interpreters to ensure quality, professional interpreting services which protect persons who are deaf and hard of hearing and the public from misrepresentation. DHHS issues certificates and identification cards to qualified interpreters and handles grievance procedures.

Indiana Interpreting and Case Management Funding
Contracts with organizations for interpreting and case management services through the Interpreter Service Program and Social Services Block Grant. These programs assist State Government to provide interpreters for consumers of State services. They also provide interpreting and case management services to ensure language accessibility for Deaf and hard of hearing people.

National Organizations

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
Homepage for the national membership association of Sign Language Interpreters.

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the oldest and largest organization representing people with disabilities in the United States.

A dynamic federation of 51 state association affiliates, the NAD safeguards the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in a variety of areas including education, employment, health care and social services, and telecommunications.

The National Alliance of Black Interpreters (NABI)
This organization promotes excellence and empowerment among Africa Americans/Blacks in the profession of sign language interpreting in the context of multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment.

Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT)
Professional association of interpreter educators.

American Translators Association (ATA)
Professional association of translators, which also has an interpreting component.

National Council of Interpreting in Health Care
Is a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to promote culturally competent professional health care interpreting as a means to support equal access to health services for individuals with limited English proficiency.

The NCIHC is composed of leaders from around the country who work as medical interpreters, interpreter services coordinators and trainers, clinicians, policymakers, advocates and researchers.

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJI)
NAJI is a non-profit organization dedicated to the furtherance of the court reporting and legal translation profession.

National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research and Policy (NCITRP)
The Center's research mission is to explore the field of interlingual/intercultural communication from a scholarly and theoretical perspective, to produce relevant original scholarship, and to serve as a clearinghouse for the research being done both nationally and internationally in this field.

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