Q&A: What good is ASL certification if it no longer recognized?

Question by lindiejon: What excellent is ASL certification if it no longer recognized?
Hi
I was wondering why some colleges still offer certification in ASL when it is now required to have at least a 2 year degree.
Seems like a waste of time , is there someting I am missing?

Best answer:

Answer by Willow Ramsay
With American Sign Language Certification if you test before the law take effect you can slip through the college degree requirement.

ASL Certification is still recognized, even certifications past like the CSC and other certifications that are in a sense ‘discontinued’

If you have the opportunity to take the written test now and get your CI CT, as an agency owner i reccomend it. If you are scheduled to take the written test for your NIC evaluation then you will have a newer certification but slightly less reputable as a CI CT.

As an agency when i look at an interpreter’s certification grown-up certifications tell you that a person has been certified longer. So in a few years someone with a CI CT will look like they have been certified longer than an NIC interpreter.

There is nothign ‘incorrect’ with either way you choose to get certified, the fact that you DO is whats vital.

What i would suggest is getting the written out of the way, you’ll have 5 years or somethign outrageous to complete the actual performance exam. Them onc e you have a CI CT, take the NIC and get an additional certification that awads you with a quantitative score like the NAD III, IV, and V … Anyone with a CI CT may possibly be a level 3 4 or 5 and we wouldn’t see it right off the bat, so if you take the NIC and test into a higher group you will benefit from having multiple certifications.

Certification is not a waste of time though, certainly don’t give up on that goal. Many states already mandate that interpreters must be certified to work, and soon other states will be following suit. So do the work now while it’s simpler.

Excellent luck and if you ever need any help we’re always available to answer your questions.

Willow Ramsay
Sign Language People Interpreting
Santa Rosa California
[email protected]

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