Deaf Interpretive Services - Cuyahoga Community College

Deaf Interpretive Services from Cuyahoga Community College is a Campus Associate Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Deaf Interpretive Services program provides students with knowledge in the area of deafness and Deaf Culture, as well as skills in American Sign Language (ASL), other sign language systems, and methods of interpreting/ transliterating. The curriculum is divided into two areas of study - Sign Language and Interpreter Training. Sign Language courses will provide the knowledge of ASL as a foreign language and English based sign systems, while DIS courses provide the interpreting/transliterating skills necessary for students to seek state licensure upon graduation and national certification after gaining experience working as an interpreter. Graduates of the program may work in the fields of medicine, business, or in other settings as a freelance provider as well as in a variety of educational settings. This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes: 1. Interpret in American Sign Language (ASL). 2. Transliterate in English-based sign systems. 3. Speak as native English user while interpreting for a person who is deaf. 4. Conduct yourself professionally and ethically according to the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Code of Professional Conduct. 5. Be eligible for licensure from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). 6. Sit for NAD-RID National Interpreting Certification (NIC). View more details on Cuyahoga Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.