The National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers (NCIEC) is the organization behind DIInsitute.org. We are five federally-funded Regional Interpreter Education Centers and a National Center, working together to create and enhance learning opportunities for interpreters working in the Deaf and Deaf-Blind Communities. Visit the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers website at interpretereducation.org to find many more resources on interpreting education.

Deaf-Blind Community
The NCIEC worked from 2005-2010 with the National Task Force on Deaf-Blind Interpreting to create these resources:

Recommended Resources

Interpreting with Deaf-Blind People – General Information

Interpreting with Deaf-Blind People – Theatrical Settings

Interpreting with Deaf-Blind People – Trilingual Interpreting

Interpreting with Deaf-Blind People – Information for the Deaf-Blind Consumer

Interpreting with Deaf-Blind People – The Deaf-Blind Perspective

Research and Theory in Deaf-Blind Interpreting

Preparing for an Interpreting Assignment

Support Service Providers (SSP)

Culture and Community

Communication and Communication Methods

Curricula/Educational Resources

Coordination of Interpreting Services

Advocacy and Rights

General Information on Deaf-Blindness

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) VIEWS Articles

Healthcare Interpreting
HealthcareIntrepreting.org has been created through the work of the CATIE Center at St. Catherine University and the NCIEC. It is an important national resource in text and video for interpreting practitioners and educators, healthcare providers, and patients. The website offers new products, resources, case studies and learning opportunities including a growing series of online modules.

To access the Healthcare Interpreting Documents, please click here.

Legal Interpreting
The National Consortium developed many helpful resources in the realm of Legal Interpreting from 2005-2010. Key resources that highlight the importance and use of the Deaf Interpreter include the following:
Mathers, C. (2009). The Deaf interpreter in court: An accommodation that is more than reasonable. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Stewart, K., Witter-Merithew, A., Cobb, M. (2009). Best Practices: American Sign Language and English Interpreting within Court and Legal Settings. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Training and resources continue to be made available through the MARIE Center and at interpreterpretereduction.org.

Needs Assessments
The National Interpreter Education Center is charged with conducting needs assessments. Those conducted and published to date include:

Cokely, D. and Winston, E. (2007). Interpreter Practitioner Needs Assessment Final Report. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Cokely, D. and Winston, E. (2007).Interpreter Education Program Needs Assessment Final Report. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Cokely, D. and Winston, E. (2008). Interpreter Referral Agency Needs Assessment Final Report. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Cokely, D. and Winston, E. (2008). Phase I Deaf Consumer Needs Assessment Final Report. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Cokely, D. and Winston, E. (2009). Phase II Deaf Consumer Needs Assessment Final Report. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

Cokely, D. and Winston, E. (2009). Comparison Report: Phase I & II Deaf Consumer Needs Assessment. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.

National Interpreter Education Center (2012). Interpreter Practitioner Needs Assessment of 2012 Final Report. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.