For Zoom meetings involving several participants, it is important to grant both the Deaf participants and the Interpreters the authority to multi-pin. You do not need to make them co-host to accomplish this. You can click on “Participants”, find their name, click/hover on the name, find the 3 dots “…” click, and select “Allow Multi-Pin”. Do this for all of your Deaf and Interpreter participants. This gives the interpreters and Deaf participants the power to pin all of the interpreters and allows the interpreters to keep tabs on each other for support and switching who is in the hot seat. As a ..read more

Hi everyone, As many of you know, I have been saying I’m 99.9% retired for the past couple of years. Now, the time has come to make that a full 100% retired. Cliff has graciously invited me to say a few words here. Thanks, Cliff! Now, the hard part: How do I find the words to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you who have shown me so much kindness and support over the past 20+ years? With fond memories, I think back to my student days and how lucky I was to have such outstanding teachers. Then, there are those Deaf friends who were incredibly generous with their time, helping me prac ..read more

Job Title: Staff Interpreter (ASL) Location: Boise, ID Salary: BOE Hours: Mon-Fri adhering roughly to K-12 site schedule Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled American Sign Language (ASL) Staff Interpreter to join our team. This position involves providing interpreter coverage in situations where contractors are unavailable. The ASL Staff Interpreter will be responsible for upholding the Code of Professional Conduct for Interpreters as outlined by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). While the role may involve remote work and occasional travel, the majority of assignments wil ..read more

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The RID discovered some interpreters taking overlapping virtual workshops for CEU’s. The post RID Professional Dev Policy Announcement appeared first on Network Interpreting Service ..read more

RID has decided to level the playing field and not require hopeful CDI applicants to go through 40 hours of formalized prep work before sitting for the written portion of the certification examination. The post Abolition of the Pre-CDI Knowledge Exam Prep Req appeared first on Network Interpreting Service ..read more

Source: https://rid.org/june-29-ceo-message/ Hello, I’m Star Grieser and I’m RID’s new CEO. I recognize that I’m coming in during a time where a lot is happening; a lot of changes within our organization. I want to first thank RID Board President, Dr. Jonathan Webb. Last year he came to me after seeing my work with CASLI over the past 4 years, and said that he believes that I have the necessary skills and expertise to serve as the next CEO of RID and asked me to consider the promotion. I was awed. CASLI Board of Managers President, Miako Villanueva, also expressed her encouragement, faith and ..read more

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