Get Connected!
Whether you’re an interpreter looking for help establishing your independent practice, a requestor looking for more places to shop for services or just interested in learning more about the field, we have you covered. Take a look at the resources below. If there’s something you’d like to see listed, or you still have a question, send an email to info@bayareaindependentinterpreters.com and we will see if we can help.
Open your business
Apply for a business license through your city/county.
Quick Guide Tax: tax filing services for interpreters.
Local resources
DCARA: provides advocacy and referral services as a member of the California Association of the Deaf in the greater Bay Area.
Toolworks: provides employment services and vocational training to people with disabilities.
Terps for Bay Area Resistance: coordinates interpreters on behalf of progressive organizations working toward social justice. You can email them here.
Pro Bono Bay Area Interpreters: This is not a formal organization. It is a Facebook group where members can post pro bono interpreting requests.
Pro Bono ASL: Pro Bono ASL is a social justice and community service organization based in Los Angeles. The group has a particular focus on matching interpreters to specific cultural needs and environments. Pro Bono ASL is available for Video Remote Interpreting outside of the LA area.
Learn more
An Interpreter’s Guide to Zoom in the Classroom/Meetings: by Arnold & Foley, 2020.
EmergencyAccess.info: resources regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the DHHDB community.
Standard Practice Papers from the RID
National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers: archive of interpreter education materials
Professional associations
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID): national association of ASL/English interpreters and transliterators
Northern California chapter of the RID
Sacramento Valley chapter of the RID