Interpreters

An Overview of K-12 Educational Interpreting
Qualified educational interpreters/transliterators are a critical part of the educational day for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This paper addresses the legal requirements, roles and duties of the educational interpreter, including qualifications, and guidelines for districts when hiring an educational interpreter
Publication Date: June 2014
Publisher: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Content Development of the Educational Interpreter Roles and Responsibilities Guiding Checklist
The purpose of this qualitative study was to extend development of the Educational Interpreter Roles and Responsibilities (EIRR) Guiding Checklist, which was designed to assist the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team in determining and documenting individualized roles and responsibilities of the educational interpreter, as appropriate to the needs of the student receiving such services and the qualifications of the interpreter as a related service provider.
Authors: Kristen Guynes, Nora Griffin-Shirley, and Donna Brown
Publication Date: February 2020
Publisher: Journal of Interpretation