ASL Interpretation

Interpreter Credential Guide

Our Interpreters have various qualifications to cater to our diverse clientele. The guide provided below is a resource to identify what acronyms are used for specific credentials.

Key to Interpreter Credentials and Other Acronyms

Communication Access Real-time TranslationCART
Conditional Legal Interpreter Permit: ReverseCLIP-R
Certified Deaf InterpreterCDI
Certificate of InterpretationCI
Certificate of TransliterationCT
Comprehensive Skills CertificateCSC
Educational Certificate: K-12Ed:K-12
Educational Interpreter Performance AssessmentEIPA
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of HearingMCDHH
New Hampshire Interpreter Classification SystemNHICS
National Association of the Deaf III (Generalist)NAD III
National Association of the Deaf IV (Advanced)NAD IV
National Association of the Deaf V (Master)NAD V
National Interpreter CertificationNIC
National Interpreter Certification – AdvancedNIC-A
National Interpreter Certification – MasterNIC-M
Oral Transliteration CertificateOTC
Reverse Skills CertificateRSC
Specialist Certificate: LegalSC:L
Support Service ProviderSSP