RID AND
CERTIFICATION GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
History of RID - ANS-Interpreters came to interpret for a national meeting at Ball State
Teacher's College in Muncie, Indiana. The terps hired for the meeting stayed an
additional day to discuss increased demand for terps and the need for a registry.
Original name of RID - ANS-National Registry of Professional Interpreters and
Translators for the Deaf
Past purpose of RID (3) - ANS-- publish registry of terps
- investigate evaluation and certification systems
- inform public about interpreting services
Current goal of RID - ANS-"Promote the profession of interpreting and transliterating
American Sign Language and English"
Current missions of RID (3) - ANS-- provide forums from local to international levels
- organization structure to promote growth of the profession
- interpretation and transliteration of ASL and English
Year RID was established - ANS-1964
, Where was RID established - ANS-Ball State Teacher's College
When was ASL accepted as a formal language? - ANS-1965
How was ASL accepted as a formal language? - ANS-William Stokoe published a
Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles
NAD - ANS-National Association of the Deaf
PCRID - ANS-Potomac Chapter of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
ADA - ANS-Americans with Disability Act
CDI - ANS-Certified Deaf Interpreter
EIPA - ANS-Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
RID Certifications 1972-1989 (11) - ANS-- Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC)
- Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC)
- Interpreting Certificate (IC)
- Transliterating Certificate (TC)
- Interpreting Certificate/Transliterating Certificate (IC/TC)
- Oral Interpreter Certificate Comprehensive (OIC:C)
- Oral Interpreter Certificate: Spoken to Visible (OIC:S/V)
- Oral Interpreter Certificate: Visible to Spoken (OIC:V/S)
- Specialty Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
- Specialty Certificate: Performing Arts (SC:PA)
- Masters Comprehensive Skills Certificate (MCSC)
CERTIFICATION GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
History of RID - ANS-Interpreters came to interpret for a national meeting at Ball State
Teacher's College in Muncie, Indiana. The terps hired for the meeting stayed an
additional day to discuss increased demand for terps and the need for a registry.
Original name of RID - ANS-National Registry of Professional Interpreters and
Translators for the Deaf
Past purpose of RID (3) - ANS-- publish registry of terps
- investigate evaluation and certification systems
- inform public about interpreting services
Current goal of RID - ANS-"Promote the profession of interpreting and transliterating
American Sign Language and English"
Current missions of RID (3) - ANS-- provide forums from local to international levels
- organization structure to promote growth of the profession
- interpretation and transliteration of ASL and English
Year RID was established - ANS-1964
, Where was RID established - ANS-Ball State Teacher's College
When was ASL accepted as a formal language? - ANS-1965
How was ASL accepted as a formal language? - ANS-William Stokoe published a
Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles
NAD - ANS-National Association of the Deaf
PCRID - ANS-Potomac Chapter of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
ADA - ANS-Americans with Disability Act
CDI - ANS-Certified Deaf Interpreter
EIPA - ANS-Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
RID Certifications 1972-1989 (11) - ANS-- Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC)
- Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC)
- Interpreting Certificate (IC)
- Transliterating Certificate (TC)
- Interpreting Certificate/Transliterating Certificate (IC/TC)
- Oral Interpreter Certificate Comprehensive (OIC:C)
- Oral Interpreter Certificate: Spoken to Visible (OIC:S/V)
- Oral Interpreter Certificate: Visible to Spoken (OIC:V/S)
- Specialty Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
- Specialty Certificate: Performing Arts (SC:PA)
- Masters Comprehensive Skills Certificate (MCSC)
