The Code of Professional Conduct is a holistic guide for interpreting professionals in their actions, ethical decisions and behaviors related to their work as interpreters. The CPC outlines the baseline of professional standards expected of professional interpreters. The Ethical Practice System is the policy and procedures complementary to the CPC. The EPS clearly defines specific behaviors prohibited under said policies and outlines the procedure for grievances against those violating that policy. The EPS is a grievance system by which stakeholders can report unethical or unprofessional behaviors. Filing a complaint against an interpreter will prompt RID to investigate said behaviors. The EPS is a mechanism by which RID holds bad actors accountable for violating the NAD-RID CPC and EPS policies.
RID’s purpose is to serve equally our members, profession, and the public by promoting and advocating for qualified and effective interpreters in all spaces where intersectional diverse Deaf lives are impacted.