Letter from the President

Welcome to the web site of Community and Court Interpreters of the Ohio Valley (CCIO). Incorporated on October 24, 1997, CCIO is a non-profit professional association of community and court interpreters joined by one same principle: to improve as professionals and help further our profession as a whole, as we positively impact the quality of interpreting in Ohio and nearby states.

CCIO members strongly believe that ethical standards, professional conduct, and commitment to continuing education, are at the core of any good interpreter; furthermore it is what distinguishes a professional interpreter from a person who is merely proficient in more than one language. Therefore, our goal is to provide opportunities for interpreter training, as well as educate the public regarding interpreting issues -particularly in the ethical standards that set us apart.

In an increasingly diverse nation, administration of justice and public service sometimes require communication with Limited English Proficiency individuals (LEPs). The use of competent interpreters is essential to establish reliable communication. At CCIO we want to serve the community and the justice system by staying abreast of the latest regulations affecting court and community interpreting, and help prepare local interpreters to meet the required standards.

If you are an interpreter, we encourage you to join our association to learn about training opportunities and network with other professionals. If you or your organization use the services of interpreters, CCIO can give you advice and/or refer you to other valuable sources. We invite you to navigate our site. Thanks for visiting us.

Natasha A. Curtis, President

Do you have a comment or suggestion? We'd be happy to hear from you!

To see photos from our past training events go to Interpreter Training

CCIO is organized to bring together community and court interpreters in the state of Ohio and those in the states of the Ohio Valley region who choose to join it. CCIO's mission is to:

• advocate and promote the interpreting profession in these states;
• establish the ethical and professional standards of interpreting in the state of Ohio and the Ohio Valley region;
• provide a forum for discussion of interpreting issues among interpreters, courts, legal services and health care providers, and agencies and individuals who contract for interpreting services;
• publish an information newsletter to people associated with the interpreting profession;
• organize and conduct courses and workshops for training and continuing education of interpreters;
• serve in an advisory capacity to interpreters, courts, court administrators, attorneys, law enforcement, health care providers, and businesses regarding issues related to interpreters and interpreting

CCIO acknowledges with much gratitude the contributions of those institutional members who contributed to our association's success through their generous co-sponsorship of workshops:

Kent State University, Institute for Applied Linguistics

International Institute of Akron, Inc.

Links to other sites of interest:

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)

National Center for State Courts

Federal Court Interpreting Certification Examination Program

Limited English Proficiency Resource Document:Tips and Tools from the Field

The Summit/Lorain Project: Model LEP program for Law Enforcement

The Racial Fairness Project

http://nysd.uscourts.gov/interp.htm

Justice in Four Languages or "Interpreters and Mistresses"

AIIC - "Interpreting at International Courts and Tribunals"

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care

Society of Medical Interpreters

Massachusetts Medical Interpreter Association

California Healthcare Interpreters Association

Hablamos Juntos

Monterey Institute of International Studies

MA Program in Bilingual Legal Interpreting (College of Charleston)

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

American Translators Association - Interpreters Division

InTrans Book Service - Foreign Language Dictionaries