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Aside from logistical concerns such as accurate and efficient communication, legal concerns often arise when considering interpreting.

The initial face-to-face contact that a business has with a Deaf or hard-of-hearing individual when considering their employment is usually during the interview. Federal and state laws address the provision of interpreting and other accessibility options. For more information, you can contact the Department of Justice.

Legal proceedings with Deaf or hard-of-hearing participants usually require interpreting. Communique can arrange a qualified interpreter for court appearances, attorney/client meetings and other legal proceedings. For more information about working with interpreters in legal settings, you can go to the site for the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. RID can provide you with information about interpreter qualifications and special considerations for different settings such as legal appointments, mental health interpreting and appointments necessitating the services of a certified Deaf interpreter.

See Court Interpreter Training Resources for interpreter training and seminars.

Parents of Deaf and hard-of-hearing children often wonder about how they can ensure interpreting for their child's education or other appointments. There are many laws addressing equal access for people with disabilities (including Deaf and hard-of-hearing people). The American Society for Deaf Children, a non-profit organization offers support and resources to Deaf children and their families.

For Legal and Advocacy Information in California, you can contact California Center for Law and the Deaf, CALCLAD or Disability Rights Advocates.

California Edcuation Code requiring Educational
interpreters to be certified by January 2007