I’m a sign language interpreter. Can I apply to take CCHI’s examinations?
At this point, unfortunately, the answer is no. While CCHI has been talking to RID about working together on a healthcare interpreter certification for sign language interpreters, CCHI did not want to proceed on developing a credential for sign language interpreters without RID’s support and collaboration. RID is committed to investigating the issue of healthcare interpreting certification but it is a long-term goal for them to do so. And while CCHI is interested in collaborating with RID, CCHI’s initial priority is to develop certification for spoken languages. For CCHI’s test to apply to sign language interpreters, CCHI would have had to include sign language interpreters in the development of our test from the beginning to ensure that any differences between sign language and spoken language interpreting were identified and accurately considered. Although there are similarities between healthcare interpreters who work between a spoken and a signed language, and those who work betwee
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