Ohio School for the Deaf

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Ohio Organizations
National Organizations
Interpreter Training Programs
Educational Interpreting

Ohio Organizations

Office for Exceptional Children (OEC)
Office within ODE responsible for students with disabilities, including deafness

Office for Certification/Licensure
Office within the Center for the Teaching Profession at ODE which issues licenses for professionals involved in education, including interpreters

Applications for Licenses
View and print license applications to submit. Interpreters generally apply for the 5-Year License (initial or renewal) or the Substitute License.

Current License Information
Access information about licenses held by individuals

Application Status Information
Access the status of license applications on-line

Sample Proficiency & Achievement Tests
Sample questions from previous tests provide an excellent resource to prepare to interpret statewide tests.

Ohio Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (OCRID)
OCRID is the state chapter of the national professional organization for interpreters, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Check out the Events page for a listing of Deafness and interpreting related events in Ohio and beyond. Check out the Links page for many general interpreting sites.

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI)
Serves parents and education professionals working with students with disabilities including deafness and deaf-blindness. Formerly known as ORCLISH.

Special Education Regional Resource Centers (SERRCs)
Sixteen regional centers around Ohio provide resources for professionals working with students with disabilities, including deafness

Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE)
Services for individuals from birth to 21 years with a combined vision and hearing loss, including services for families and service providers. Formerly known as GLARCDBE.

Ohio Association of the Deaf (OAD)
Ohio chapter of the National Association of the Deaf

National Organizations

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Model schools at Gallaudet University and the National Deaf Education Network Clearinghouse

Kids World Deaf Net (KWDN)
National communication network for parents and professionals involved in the education of deaf and hard of hearing children

U.S. Department of Education

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
RID is the national professional organization for sign language interpreters

Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT)
Professional organization for interpreter educators

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Advocacy organization of Deaf individuals safeguarding the accessiblity and civil rights of Deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans

American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
National consumer organization of, by and for Americans with a combined hearing and vision loss

Interpreter Training Programs

Programs approved by the Ohio Department of Education:

Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Interpreting Program •Humanities & Sciences Division
3520 Central Parkway •Cincinnati, Ohio 45223-2690
513.569.5753 voice • 513.569.4686 fax
Dawn Cartwright, Coordinator • dawn.cartwright@cincinnatistate.edu

Columbus State Community College
Interpreting & ASL Education
500 E. Spring Street, Box 1609 • Columbus, Ohio 43216-1609
614.287.5616 voice • 614.469.0333 tty • 614.227.5144 fax
Chris Evenson, Coordinator • cevenson@cscc.edu

Cuyahoga Community College
Deaf Interpretive Services Program
2900 Community College Avenue • Cleveland, Ohio 44115
216.987.5219 voice • 216.987.5612 fax
Donna Liebenauer, Coordinator • donna.liebenauer@tri-c.edu

Kent State University
Educational Interpreting
405 White Hall • Kent, OH 44242
330.672.2294 voice • 330.672.2396 tty • 330.672.2512 fax
Leah Subak, Coordinator • lsubak@kent.edu

Ohio University - Chillicothe
Deaf Studies & Interpreting Technology
101 University Drive • Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
740.774.7236 voice • 740.774.7214 fax
Janet Duvall, Coordinator • duvall@ohio.edu

Sinclair Community College
Manual Communications
444 W. Third Street • Dayton, Ohio 45402
937.512.2722 voice • 937.512.2981 voice • 937.512.2389 fax
Paula Hraban, Instructor • paula.hraban@sinclair.edu

Interpreter Training Programs in the U.S. and Canada
RID's searchable database for ITPs

Educational Interpreting

Deaf Education
Site for educational enhancement in the field of Deaf education, including a search of Deafness-related sites on the internet.

TerpsNSchool
Email discussion group about educational interpreting, elementary through postsecondary. Visit the site or send email to terpsnschool-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to join.

K-12Terps
Email discussion group for K-12 educational interpreters. Visit the site or send email to k-12terps-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to join.

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