Standards for Sign Language Interpreters

This page is dedicated to the standards for interpreters for the deaf set forth by the State of Indiana and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

It is of the utmost importance for interpreters to display a high level of competence and professionality. To that end, the state and RID have put forth the following standards to ensure a high level of quality of the interpreting services provided by interpreters working here in Indiana and all over the United States of America. The links below are the PDF versions of these standards papers.

Indiana Interpreting Standards

RID Code of Professional Conduct

Standard Practice Papers

RID has also published standard practice papers to outline the best practices for interpreters to emulate to ensure the highest quality of service and professionalism in various genres of the interpreting profession.

All papers are in PDF format.

Professional sign language interpreting (60 kilobytes)

Business Practices: Billing Considerations (60 kilobytes)

Mentoring (60 kilobytes)

Multiple Roles (60 kilobytes)

Team Interpreting (56 kilobytes)

Coordinating Interpreters for Conferences (1.5 megabytes)

Self-Care (64 Kilobytes)

Interpreting in Health Care Settings (64 kilobytes)

Using a Certified Deaf Interpreter (80 kilobytes)

An Overview of K-12 Educational Interpreting(45 Kilobites)

Interpreting in Legal Settings (64 kilobytes)

Interpreting in Mental Health Settings (116 kilobytes)

Interpreting in Religious Settings (64 kilobytes)

Oral Transliteration (148 kilobytes)

Interpreting for Individuals who are Deaf-Blind (60 kilobytes)

Video Relay Service (68 Kilobytes)