Internet Resources List

National resources:

• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) www.rid.org
  (info on RID and interpreting in general)
• Americans with Disabilities Act Homepage http://www.ada.gov/
• ADA Tax Incentives Packet http://www.ada.gov/archive/taxpack.htm
  (tax incentives for business to hire interpreters)
• National Association of the Deaf http://www.nad.org

State and Local Resources:

• Find an Interpreter in Your Area: https://www.rid.org/acct-app/index.cfm?action=search.members
• Washington State Association of the Deaf http://www.wsad.org/
• Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS): http://www.adwas.org/
• Office of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ODHH) http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/odhh/
  (Regional Service Center links and link to DSHS Interpreter Contract and list)
• Deaf-Blind Service Center (DBSC) http://www.seattledbsc.org
• WSRID Legislative Committee website and blog http://www.wix.com/wsridlegcommittee/wsrid-legislative-information

Deafness/Interpreting Resources:

• National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Deaf Index Searchable Database www.ntid.rit.edu/terpref
  (many resources in here - Deaf culture, Deaf studies, sign languages, periodicals/journals, ASL dictionaries - the librarian will send you copies of articles)
• The Interpreter's Friend www.theinterpretersfriend.org
  (mostly science and religious signs but no video)
• Western Region Interpreter Education Center (WRIEC) www.wou.edu/education/sped/wriec/library.php
  (borrow materials two at a time for $5.00 each time - go into Lending Library catalog)
• Gallaudet Library Index to Deaf Periodicals: http://liblists.wrlc.org/gadpi/home.htm
  (back issues of Deaf literature/journal articles)
• Deaf Nation http://www.deafnation.com/
  (Deaf current event videos, etc)
• Deaf Blogs and News http://www.deafread.com/
  (more videos and "vlogs" - good for receptive practice and current events)
• NTID/RIT Deaf People and World War II archives http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ccs/deafww2/
  (amazing stories by Deaf Holocaust survivors; some by Doris Fedrid, a friend known by the Seattle Deaf-Blind Community.)
• Deaf Websites http://www.deafwebsites.com/
  (listing of many deafness-related websites)

Performing Arts Interpreting:

• Deaf Performing Artists Network http://d-pan.com/
  (Deaf people doing music videos... that's just cool)
• The ASL Shakespeare Project www.aslshakespeare.com
  (watch ASL Shakespeare)
• Theaters, Allies and Deaf Audiences http://www.tadanw.org/
  (info on interpreted theater in Seattle area)

Medical Interpreting:

• Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Health Information, Education and Video Dictionary http://www.deafdoc.org/
  (female Deaf doctor's website for Deaf patients/interpreters)
• Information for Medical Interpreting http://www.medicalinterpreting.org/
• Information about Washington State's brokerage system starting September 1, 2011. http://www.wsrid.com/DSHS%20HCA%20Changes.shtml

Educational Interpreting (K-12 and Postsecondary):

• Captioned Media Programs (CMP) www.dcmp.org
  (borrow CDs/DVDs/videos for free with free account - go to Interpreting - some you can view on-line immediately)
• Washington Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS) http://www.wsdsonline.org/index.html
  (lending library of many materials on deafness and interpreting to borrow with free account)
• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/
  (lots of info about deaf ed in general - Odyssey is a free K-12 magazine print subscription with back issues on the internet)
• Classroom Interpreting www.classroominterpreting.org
  (info on K-12 interpreting and the EIPA)
• Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PepNet) Resource Center http://www.pepnet.org/pdc/
  (info mostly on Post Secondary disability services but go into the Product catalog and there are cheap resources available for signs, etc. - especially math and government)
• Clearinghouse on Mathematics, Engineering, Technology and Science (COMETS) http://www.rit.edu/~comets/pages/lexicon/
  (science signs with video clips)
• Needs Outreach ASL Libraries http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sl.html
  (ASL signs and video for biology, math, history, geography and more)
• Kemp Visual Communications www.kemp-visualcommunications.com
  (weekly streaming video of current issues in ASL but not free)
• National Deaf Education Project http://www.ndepnow.org/
  (a national parent-driven group that wants to improve deaf ed - they have a program called Hands and Voices)
• Educational Interpreter Job Description http://www.deaflinx.com/Interpreting/terpjob.html
  (a lovely example of a ed terp job description)
• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Materials http://ncrtm.org/
  (digital library of materials available on-line)
• Florida Dept. of Ed. Technical Assistance Paper on educational terps http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/pdf/y1995-5.pdf
  (Washington State should have one of these to assist administrators with hiring and supervising educational terps)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Act Homepage: http://idea.ed.gov/
  (Federal legislation on Deaf education)

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