Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 32 - Rehabilitation And Disabilities › Part 22 - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind, Resource Guide › Section 32-22-3.6 - DEAF SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 32-22-3.6.6 - Interpreters

Current through June 25, 2024
Interpreters should be utilized as needed in any phase of the rehabilitation process. A list of freelance interpreters is maintained in the State Coordinator for Deaf Services (SCD) office. It is distributed to RCDs, District Managers and is available to others upon request. Persons needing interpreters are encouraged to secure interpreter services to ensure clients who are deaf have equal access to all aspects of the OVR program.
In order to assure effective communication in each RCD office statewide, interpreters will be available to each VR District under the supervision of the District Manager. Any Agency Community Rehabilitation Center or staff person needing the services of an interpreter can call the District Managers office to request assistance from the staff interpreter. If staff interpreters are unavailable, assistance in securing a freelance interpreter will be provided by the local RCD's office or the State Coordinator of Deaf Services' office. (See the
OVR/OVRB Fee Schedule
for rates of pay.)
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., 814 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901-4589, and the Mississippi Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MSRID) have established a certification system for sign language interpreters on a national level and a state quality assurance screening on the state level.
This evaluation ensures the consumer (both the consumer who is hard of hearing and the consumer who is deaf) that the interpreter has gained a certain level of competence. This competence relates to a "qualified interpreter".
The following is a description of the different certificates issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).
I. CI -
Certificate of
				Interpretation
: a high level of skill in being able to
				expressively interpret in American Sign Language and has demonstrated skill, at
				a lower standard than the formerly standard Comprehensive Skills Certificate
				(CSC), in the ability to reverse interpret American Sign Language.
II. CT -
Certificate of
				Transliteration
: a high level of skill in being able to
				expressively transliterate in a manual code for English and has demonstrated,
				at a lower standard than the CSC, in the ability to reverse interpret a manual
				code for English.
III. RSC -
Reverse Skills Certificate
: a high level of skill in
				being able to reverse (Sign to Voice) interprets or transliterate.
IV. SC: L -
Specialist
				Certificate
: an interpreter who has a CSC plus demonstrated
				specialized skill in being able to interpret in
legal
				settings
.
V. OIC: C -
Oral Interpreter Certificate
: Comprehensive: the
				highest comprehensive level of interpreting skill in oral situations with oral
				adult deaf individuals. The interpreter is skilled in being able to paraphrase
				or transliterate a spoken message with or without voice and reverse interpret
				for an oral adult individual who is deaf.
VI. OIC: S/V -
Oral Interpreter
				Certificate
: skill in interpreting for oral adults who are deaf;
				both in being able to paraphrase or transliterate a spoken message with or
				without voice and reverse interpret for an oral adult who is deaf, but at a
				lower standard of competence than the comprehensive certificate.
VII. OIC: V/S -
Oral Interpreter
				Certificate
: Visible to Spoken: able to understand the speech
				and/or mouth movements of an oral person who is deaf and repeat it for a third
				person. This is a reverse certificate for oral interpreting. It is generally
				awarded to oral adults who are deaf However, a hearing interpreter may have
				this certificate if they have demonstrated skill in this area.
VIII. NIC -
National Interpreter
				Certification
: Individuals achieving certification at the NIC, NIC
				Advanced or NIC Master level are all professionally certified interpreters. The
				national Interpreter Certification exam tests interpreting skills and knowledge
				in three critical domains:
* General knowledge of the field of interpreting through the
				  NIC written exam.
* Ethical decision making through the interview portion of
				  the NIC performance test.
* Interpreting and transliterating skills through the
				  performance portion of the test.
The Quality Assurance Panel facilitates Quality Assurance
				  Screening of interpreters to assess their functioning level, provides guidance
				  for professional growth, and recommends candidates whose skills warrant
				  participation in RID evaluation.
The
State Quality Assurance Screening
				  Team
issues the following three levels:
Level I - Basic level for the candidate who interprets 60
				  percent of the material. This may be appropriate for one-to-one situations on a
				  non-technical subject with opportunities to stop for clarification.
Level II - Intermediate level for the candidate who
				  interprets at least 80 percent of the material. This may be appropriate for job
				  interviews, orientation and tutoring sessions, and non-technical medical
				  exams.
Level III - Advanced level for the candidate who interprets
				  90 percent of the material. This candidate would be recommended to take the RID
				  evaluation.