Two administrators -
Edgar Lowell, who knew no sign language and nothing about interpreting (Fant, 1990)
Ralph Hoag, son of Deaf parents and an accomplished interpreter
The idea about forming an organization of interpreters has been taken place at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Indiana on 14-17 June 1964.
There were reasons to form an organization of interpreters in 1964 -
1) growing need for interpreters to recruit and assess interpreter competence
2) few interpreters employed on regular basis and most employees worked at postsecondary institutions
3) teachers, counselors, clergy, or administrators, and women who worked at home
4) no or little formal training, and received no monetary compensation
Late 1960's, violation of Deaf and hearing people's rights led to form RID's Code of Ethics (Frishberg, 1990)
In July 2005, NAD-RID adopted Code of Professional Conduct (CPC - but when people says code of ethics (COE) in present time, they are referring to CPC) from Code of Ethics (COE). COE have 8 tenets and CPC have 7 tenets.
Here is outline of CPC's 7 tenets:
TENETS
- Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential communication.
- Interpreters possess the professional skills and knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation.
- Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the specific interpreting situation.
- Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers.
- Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns, and students of the profession.
- Interpreters maintain ethical business practices.
- Interpreters engage in professional development.
The full version of the CPC -
http://rid.org/UserFiles/File/pdfs/codeofethics.pdf
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