Conference of Interpreter Trainers – CIT is the professional organization of interpreter educators. This site also provides information about the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education, the accreditation body for interpreting programs.

Mano a Mano – Mana a Mano is a national organization of interpreters who work in Spanish-influenced setting. http://www.manoamano-unidos.org

National Alliance of Black Interpreters, Inc. – NAOBI is the national association that supports sign language interpreters from the African diaspora.

Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada – AVLIC is RID’s counterpart in Canada – it is the only certifying body for ASL-English interpreters in Canada.  AVLIC was established in 1979 and has several Affiliate Chapters across the country.

European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters – EFSLI is a membership organization of sign language interpreters from both in and out of the European Union.

The International Association of Conference Interpreters – AIIC is the only worldwide association for conference interpreters, representing professional conference interpreters in all languages.

International Medical Interpreters Association- IMIA is an international organization committed to the advancement of professional medical interpreters as the best practice to equitable language access to health care for linguistically diverse patients. See more about their sign language division here.

Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand – SLIAZ is a national professional association which represents and advances the profession by informing members and consumers and promoting high standards of practice and integrity in the field.

World Association of Sign Language Interpreters – WASLI was established 23 July 2003 during the 14th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf in Montreal Canada with the aim to advance the profession of sign language interpreting worldwide.