2020 (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS MEETING & AWARDS CEREMONY |
MRID Member of the YearMegan Bolduc | MRID Appreciation AwardNic Zapko | MRID Lion Roars AwardDarlene Zangara |
MRID Organization of the YearKeystone Interpreting Solutions | MRID PresidSydney Groven | ent's AwardKatelyn Wells |
The Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MRID) is a non-profit organization of professional interpreters, consumers, and interested persons. The MRID was established and incorporated in 1971 with the support and encouragement of the Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens (MADC). |
BOARD UPDATES |
UPCOMING EVENTS & UPDATES |
| Ad-hoc Licensure CommitteeMotion 19:10:25: MRID shall establish an ad-hoc committee to investigate the potential of interpreter licensure in the state of Minnesota. The committee will collaborate with MADC as appropriate. The composition of the committee shall be made up of at least 50% deaf interpreters. (Houge/Evans) CARRIED COMMITTEE MEMBERSSarah Houge, David Evans, Jer Loudenback, Shawn Vriezen, Maria Dively, Christine Marble |
FREE CEU's for CertifiedRID MembersTranscript[Video Description: Woman with dark, short curly hair stands in front of a beige wall. She is wearing a green long sleeve jacket and a beige shirt seen only from the waist up. She is communicating using American Sign Language, there are no captions.] Greetings, On April 3, 2020, RID announced that Certified members would be given access to specific activities totaling 2.5 CEUs for free via our Continuing Education Center (CEC) until December 31, 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. We appreciate your patience as we have worked to determine the process and the webinars that will be available. In the Continuing Education Center (CEC), the list of free webinars can be located at https://education.rid.org/we-are-here-for-you. To access the free webinars use the code RIDCEU20. The code can be used on all webinars at the above link. You will need to log in to your CEC account at education.rid.org in order to register for the webinars. Please note that your CEC username is your RID member ID number, but your password may be different from the password you use to log in to your RID member portal. If you are not sure what your CEC password is, please use the “Forgot Password” tool at https://education.rid.org/password/forgot and enter the email address associated with your RID member account to reset it. If you need assistance, you may email webinars@rid.org. If you have any questions regarding accessing CEC or the webinars, please email webinars@rid.org. | Spotlight Member |