What's In A Name? - RID Credentialing

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RID has awarded 27 different credentials since its inception in 1964. The confusing morass of alphabet soup acronyms has left most everyone unsure of what various credentials mean. Come join the Certification Committee in parsing through the history of RID credentials and be the first to offer feedback on a new approach for what interpreters can and should call themselves depending on which credentials they hold.

This activity is approved for 0.15 RID Professional Studies CEUs.

Andrea K Smith

Andrea K Smith, MA, CI/CT, SC:L, NIC

Andrea K Smith has been interpreting for over twenty years with a practice that has been primarily rooted in legal and scientific/technical fields. She currently serves as a designated interpreter on staff with the national ACLU Disability Rights Program supporting a Deaf attorney and numerous litigation and advocacy projects focused on the Deaf community.