Working+with+Interpreters

//**Interpreters**//
 * __I__****__nterpreter Testing:__**

The Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) was developed to provide an ecologically valid assessment of education interpreters.
 * EIPA**
 * An In-Depth Overview of the EIPA [[file:EIPA.pdf]]

The Michigan Board for Evaluators of Interpreters (MI BEI) will replace the QA Interpreter Assessment.
 * BEI**
 * Read the September 8, 2009 letter from DODHH for more information[[file:BEI+letter.pdf]]

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) is a national membership organization representing professionals who facilitate communication between poeple who are deaf and hard of hearing and people who can hear.
 * RID**
 * RID Website - www.rid.org
 * Standard Practice Paper[[file:RID.pdf]]

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), is an education and advocacy organization committed to promotion, protection, and preservation of the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States. The NAD offered an Interpreter Assessment and awarded one of 5 levels. Two of the levels are non-certified interpreters, the other three are awarded certification by NAD. The NAD certification program is in the process of merging with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). NAD certifications are still endorsed by the NAD.
 * NAD**

__**Educational Interpreters:**__ Working with interpreters, assessments, resources...etc.


 * Ethics for K-12 Interpreters[[file:Ethics_for_K-12_interpreters.htm]]
 * Interpreting in educational settings RID [[file:interpreting+in+educational+settings+RID.pdf]]
 * Being a Part of the IEP Team: Educational Interpreters[[file:Collaborating_with_the_Educational_Team_-_Educational_Interpreters_-_Classroom_Interpreting.htm]]


 * Guideline for Determining Student Need for an Educational Interpreter []


 * __General Information:__**
 * Sign Language Interpreting[[file:SignLangInterpreting.pdf]]
 * How to Become an Interpreter[[file:How_To_Become_An_Interpreter.htm]]


 * __Agencies:__**
 * Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DODHH) - www.mcdc.dodhh.org