Alphabet Soup: A Guide to Acronyms

Certifications:
ACCI = American Consortium of Certified Interpreters*
In November 2005, an agreement was reached with CCASDHH (California Coalition of Agencies Serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing), RID & NAD. ACCI Levels III-V could join RID as NAD certified at the equivalent level.
CDI = Certified Deaf Interpreter
CDI-P = Certified Deaf Interpreter- Provisional* 
CI = Certificate of Interpreting*
CLIP = Conditional Legal Interpreting Permit*
CLIP-R = Conditional Legal Interpreting Permit-Relay
     Offered to CDIs while a legal interpreting test for Deaf interpreters is being developed.
CT = Certificate of Transliterating*
CSC = Comprehensive Skills Certificate*
EIC = Expressive Interpreting Certificate*
ETC = Expressive Transliterating Certificate*
IC = Interpretation Certificate* (formerly known as EIC)
MCSC = Master Comprehensive Skills Certificate*
NAD I-V= National Association of the Deaf's certification*
     Non-Certified Assessment Level:   
     NAD I- Novice I
     NAD II- Novice II
     Certified Assessment Level (Recognized by RID since 2003):
     NAD III- Generalist (Average Performance)
     NAD IV- Advanced (Above Average Performance)
     NAD V- Master (Superior Performance)
NIC = National Interpreter Certification (levels: NIC, NIC Advanced^, NIC Master^)
OIC:C = Oral Interpreting Certificate: Comprehensive*
OIC:S/V = Oral Interpreting Certificate: Spoken to Visual*
OIC:V/S= Oral Interpreting Certificate: Visual to Spoken*
OTC: Oral Transliterating Certificate (replaces OIC)
RSC = Reverse Skills Certificate*
SC:L = Specialist Certificate: Legal
SC:PA = Specialist Certificate: Performing Arts*
TC = Transliteration Certificate* (formerly known as ETC)
*no longer offered
^Effective December 1, 2011, the NIC became pass/ fail- Advance & Master are no longer awarded.

Credentials:
BEI = Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
EIPA = Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
note: Interpreters who passed the written test & scores 4.0 or higher on the performance test can join RID as a Ed: K-12 certified member (Educational Certificate: K-12)
QA/ QAS = Quality Assurance/ Quality Assurance Screening (testing on the state level)
VQAS= Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (Levels 0-4; I=Interpreting, T=Transliterating)

Education:
IPP = Interpreter Preparation Program
ITP = Interpreter Training Program 

Organizations:
AADB = American Association of the Deaf-Blind
ASLTA =  American Sign Language Teachers Association

AVLIC = Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
CCIE = Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education
CIT = Conference of Interpreter Trainers
EFSLI = European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters
NAD = National Association of the Deaf
NAOBI = National Alliance of Black Interpreters, Inc.
NCI = National Council on Interpreting
NCIEC = National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers
   CATIE Center (St. Catherine's University)
   GURIEC = Gallaudet University Regional Interpreting Education Center
   MARIE Center = Mid-America Regional Interpreter Education Center
   NURIEC = Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center
   WRIEC = Western Region Interpreter Education Center
NCIHC = National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
PCRID = Potomac Chapter of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
RID = Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
WASLI = World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
WFD = World Federation of the Deaf
VRID = Virginia Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
 
Professional Development:
ACET = Associate Continuing Education Tracking
CEU = Continuing Education Unit
(0.1 CEU = 1 contact hour)
CMP = Certificate Maintenance Program
GS = General Studies
PS = Professional Studies
PINRA = Participant Initiated Non-RID Activity

Additional RID Terminology:
CPC = Code of Professional Conduct
EIC = Educational Interpreting Committee
EPS = Ethical Practices System
GAP = Government Affairs Program
JOI = Journal of Interpretation
LTA = Local Test Administrator
NTS = National Testing System
PSC = Professional Standards Committee
SPP = Standard Practice Paper

RID Member Sections:
BLeGIT = Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Intersexed, Transgendered Interpreters/ Transliterators
Deaf Caucus
DBMS = Deaf-Blind Member Section
IDP = Interpreters with Deaf Parents
IEIS = Interpreters in Educational & Instructional Settings
ISM = Interpreting Service Managers
ITOC = Interpreters & Transliterators of Color
LIMS = Legal Interpreters Member Section
Student Section
VIMS = Video Interpreters Member Section

Miscellaneous:
ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act
Coda = Child of Deaf Adult
CODA = Children of Deaf Adults, Inc.
DI = Deaf Interpreter
HI = Hearing Interpreter
NTID = National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Soda = Sibling of Deaf Adult
RIT = Rochester Institute of Technology
VDDHH = Virginia Department of Deaf & Hard of Hearing
VI = Video Interpreter
VP = videophone
VRI = Video Remote Interpreting
VRS = Video Relay Service

Updated 7/9/2012