South Carolina Interpreter Recruitment & Training (SCIRT) Project

South Carolina Association of the Deaf

437 Center Street  
West Columbia, SC 29169  
(803) 794-3175 (Office)
Email: info@scadservices.org  
(803) 794-4420 (Fax)

 
Educational Interpreter Resources

 

 

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RID Code of Professional Conduct

 

The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. has set forth the following principles of ethical behavior to protect and guide interpreters and transliterators and hearing and deaf consumers. Underlying these principles is the desire to ensure for all the right to communicate.

  1. Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential communication.

  2. Interpreters possess the professional skills and knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation.

  3. Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the specific interpreting situation.

  4. Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers.

  5. Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns, and students of the profession.

  6. Interpreters maintain ethical business practices.

  7. Interpreters engage in professional development.

Interpreters by virtue of membership or certification by the RID, Inc., shall strive to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct.For further information on the RID Code of Professional Conduct, click here.

 

EIPA Code of Professional Conduct for Educational Interpreters

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The SCIRT Project is funded by the South Carolina Department of Education and administered by the South Carolina Association of the Deaf.