1. Interpreters Working in a Foreign Language for Which There is a Full or Abbreviated Oral Proficiency Examination.
CRITERIA
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| CLASSIFICATION
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Certified
| Otherwise Qualified
|
| Master | Certified | Qualified | Conditional |
| Written Exam | 85% or higher | 80% or higher | 80% or higher | 80% or higher |
| Simultaneous | 85% or higher | 70% or higher | 60% or higher | 50% or higher |
| Consecutive | 85% or higher | 70% or higher | 60% or higher | 50% or higher |
Sight
(Eng./FL) | 85% or higher
average but no lower than 80% in each part | 70% or higher
average but no lower than 65% in each part | 60% or higher
average but no lower than 55% in each part | 50% or higher |
Sight
(FL/Eng.) | 85% or higher
average but no lower than 80% in each part | 70% or higher
average but no lower than 65% in each part | 60% or higher
average but no lower than 55% in each part | 50% or higher
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2. Interpreters Working in a Foreign Language for Which There is no Full or Abbreviated Oral Proficiency Examination.
CRITERIA
|
CLASSIFICATION
|
Otherwise Qualified
|
| Registered | Conditional |
| Written Exam | 80% or higher | 80% or higher |
Oral Proficiency
Interview | Superior Level | No Oral Proficiency Interview
available |
English Oral
Proficiency Test | Superior Level
(if necessary) | Superior Level
(if necessary) |
TOEFL
(written test) | Pass (if necessary) | Pass (if necessary) |
| Other | Pass oral proficiency test in their language when available | Pass oral proficiency test in their language when available
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3. Sign Language Interpreters and Interpreters for the Deaf.
CRITERIA
|
CLASSIFICATION
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| Certified | Otherwise Qualified
|
| Master | Certified | Qualified | Registered |
| Written Exam | 85% or higher | 80% or higher | 80% or higher | 80% or higher |
RID
Certification | SC/L | CI/CT, CDI, CLIP-R, CSC, NIC | CI or CT, or any other relevant | Any other relevant
RID certificate |
NAD
Certification | None | NAD V | NAD IV | Any other relevant NAD certificate |
Register with
ODHH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only if holding a
RID certificate |
| Attempt to obtain relevant legal certificate |
Not applicable |
As necessary |
As necessary |
As necessary |
| Provide evidence of certification | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
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