National Association of the Deaf

The National Association of the Deaf is pleased to announce that Access Interpreting (AI), a Deaf- and CODA-owned agency providing sign language interpreting services in the DC-metro area, will be coordinating interpreter services for the 50th Biennial National Association of the Deaf Conference to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 6-10, 2010 at the Philadelphia Marriott-Downtown.

The NAD is issuing a call for hearing/Deaf interpreters and Special Service Providers (SSP)s Please join our team of sign language interpreters and help make the 2010 NAD Conference the best yet! Conference interpreters will have a wide variety of work options available to them:

• Platform:  sign to voice, voice to sign, relay/feed
• Workshops:  sign to voice, voice to sign, shadow
• Close-vision
• Tactile
• Entertainment:  sign to voice

The NAD Conference offers an opportunity for professionals to work with a diverse team, build networks, and use skills in a setting that is unlike any other. The NAD seeks  full-time and part-time interpreters/transiliterators who are NAD-RID NIC (Certified, Advanced, Master), NAD III, IV and V; or RID (CDI, CI, CT, (M)CSC) certified, who possess excellent skills and who have strong conference experience.

Access Interpreting, working with the NAD, will provide sign language interpreting and Deaf/Blind interpreting coordination as part of their NAD Conference sponsorship.  Please start the application process by emailing: mail@ainterpreting.com.

The deadline for submitting applications and supporting materials is:
May 13, 2010

Please download the Call for Interpreter flyer here. If you have any questions, please contact Access Interpreting at mail@ainterpreting.com.