by Gam Dev | Mar 25, 2025 | Interpreter Education
ASL Interpreting: American Sign Language Fingerspelling 101 by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator An integral part of American Sign Language is the use of hand shapes, known as the “manual alphabet”, to represent each letter in the English alphabet.... 
by NIR Staff | Jan 10, 2025 | Interpreter Education
ASL Interpreting: Visual De-stressing for Interpreters – Part Two by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator American Sign Language Interpreters often face daily work-related stressors due to traumatic experiences, imagery, retelling, and events that may arise in any... 
by NIR Staff | Jul 25, 2024 | Interpreter Education
ASL Interpreting: States Requiring ASL Interpreter Licensure by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI; and Susan Swancey, EIPA 3.6 – NIR Coordinators While there is not a national requirement for licensure for American Sign Language Interpreters practicing in the United States, many... 
by Gam Dev | Jul 8, 2024 | Interpreter Education
ASL Interpreting: Visual De-stressing for Interpreters – Part One by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator American Sign Language Interpreters often face daily work-related stressors due to traumatic experiences, imagery, retelling, and events that may arise in any... 
by NIR Staff | Mar 29, 2024 | Interpreter Education
ASL Interpreting: Settings Abound! by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator The field of American Sign Language Interpreting offers opportunities in a variety of settings. Those who are curious about the field, new to the field, or a layperson may not be aware of... 
by NIR Staff | Feb 27, 2024 | Interpreter Education
ASL Interpreting: CEUs 101 by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Coordinator American Sign Language Interpreters who are Certified by Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) are required to adhere to a Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP), per the RID website (RID.org):... 