Resources
Organizational Resources:
Eaton Interpreting Services is an organizational member of The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and two of its affiliate chapters, SaVRID and NorCRID.
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID)
www.rid.org
RID is a national membership organization representing the professionals who facilitate communication between people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who can hear.
Sacramento Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (SaVRID) www.savrid.org
Northern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NorCRID) http://www.norcrid.org
The National Association of the Deaf(NAD)
www.nad.org
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880 by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level. These beliefs remain true to this day, with American Sign Language as a core value. As a nonprofit federation, the mission of the NAD is to preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. The advocacy scope of the NAD is broad, covering the breadth of a lifetime and impacting future generations in the areas of early intervention, education, employment, health care, technology, telecommunications, youth leadership, and more.
RID Standard Practice Papers
http://rid.org/interpreting/Standard%20Practice%20Papers/index.cfm
This page has RID’s Standard Practice Papers (SPPs) which articulate the consensus of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf membership in outlining standard practices and positions on various interpreting roles and issues.
Code of Professional Conduct
http://rid.org/ethics/code/index.cfm
All interpreters sent by Eaton Interpreting Services, Inc. abide by the RID Code of Professional Conduct.
Certification Maintenance Program
http://rid.org/education/maintain_certification/index.cfm/AID/47
RID requires all Certified interpreters to earn continuing education units under the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) . The local CMP sponsor for interpreters in Sacramento and the surrounding communities is Alexis McMannis.
Educational Interpreting Resources:
California Educational Interpreter Regulations –Laws, Regulations, and Policies http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/lr/om061108.asp
EIS only sends interpreters to educational assignments who are in compliance with California laws on interpreting in the educational setting.
Classroom Interpreting www.classroominterpreting.com
This web site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and is helpful to both interpreters and consumers of interpreting services in the class room setting.
Embe Outreach
http://www.needsoutreach.org/
This web site has a video library of signs for various topics: Biology, Countries, Geography, Government, Mathematics, Physics, Technology, US History, and Auto Mechanics.
http://www.aslresource.net/CountrySigns.html
Idioms
www.idiomsite.com/
How You Sign
http://howyousign.com
This website is a compilation of resource links related to ASL vocabulary, Deaf Culture, Interpreting, Education and …
Medical Interpreting Resources:
DeafMD.org, Health Education in American Sign Language http://www.deafmd.org/
This site provides a wealth of medical information all presented in ASL. Check out this site when preparing for medical assignments.
General Interpreting Resources:
Western Region Interpreter Education Center (WRIEC) www.wou.edu/wriec/
WRIEC is dedicated to the provision of quality education and professional development opportunities to interpreters, educators, deaf consumers and rehabilitation personnel.