March-10-2010
Purple Acknowledges Debt
   Washington, DC Purple Communications Acknowledges Debt, Begins Payback to Telecommunications Relay Fund  Purple Communications has signed an agreement with the FCC that puts in place the framework for repayment
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February-27-2010
Legislative Updates:
The first “Funnel Day,” (the last day for the Legislature’s first self-imposed deadline to ensure only bills that have passed out of their originating Committees in one Chamber and remain viable for further action) has past. All b
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February-27-2010
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights
The Iowa Legislature has filed a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights. It is SF2342 You can view information about the bill at this website SF2342: Deaf Children's Bill of Rights   According
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 mission
 


As a Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) affiliate chapter, our mission is to initiate, sponsor, promote, and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of interpreters of American Sign Language and transliterators of English.

 objectives
 


A.  To maintain and promote the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct for interpreters and transliterators.

B.  To encourage and promote training opportunities for interpreters and transliterators through continuing education seminars and workshops in cooperation with existing interpreter training programs.

C.  To support and promote the National Testing System's certification and testing policies and procedures.

D.  To maintain and distribute a membership directory to ISRID members.

E.  To provide the public with information about interpreting and transliterating.

F.  To advocate for legislation of benefit to interpreters and transliterators.

G. To prepare and distribute information regarding interpreting and transliterating issues both statewide and nationally.

H.  To support the activities of organizations: of and for deaf persons, and of and for interpreters, transliterators and translators, insofar as such activities are not in conflict with the purpose of this organization.

I.   To raise funds to support the purposes and activities of this organization.