A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings

Finding Sign Language Interpreters

• The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID): RID is the national certifying body for interpreters and all nationally certified interpreters are required to maintain membership. You can find more information from RID on hiring an interpreter and search for individual members or interpreter agencies in their membership directory.

• State agencies: Not all freelance interpreters are members of RID. If there are no RID interpreters available in a particular area, there may be others who hold state level qualifications or are otherwise qualified. You may find these interpreters through a state agency that serves people who are Deaf and hard of hearing. The National Association of State Agencies Serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has a list of their members, and the Illinois Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing maintains a list of state commissions and offices.