How Do You Become A Sign Language Interpreter Getting Terp Training?
Demand for sign language interpreters has skyrocketed in your area. Seeing the need, you decide to become an interpreter. Where can you go for that training, and how do you become an interpreter? College Education Most people who become interpreters obtain some formal training in colleges and universities. Listings of programs are available on the web: • The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) offers a long and growing listing of interpreter preparation programs in the United States and Canada. On the RID website, you can search by college name, program type (associate, bachelor, certificate, distance, or graduate), by city, and by state. • ASLInfo.com also maintains a listing of interpreter training programs. Despite the abundancy of training programs, scholarships for interpreters appear to be relatively fe
