Membership
- Discounted registration fees for NMRID workshops and conferences
- Eligibility for a variety of scholarships and stipends
- Rights to vote on important issues that impact our profession
- Eligibility to serve on the board of directors as well as various committees
- Receive member only E-News
- Invitations to member only events
- Simply fill out our online membership form, and pay the membership dues online. If you prefer, you can download the form and mail it, with a check, to ATTN: Membership, PO Box 30611, Albuquerque, NM 87190.
- Membership categories (for a more detailed explanation of our membership categories please see our Bylaws here:
- Student: Students of Interpreter Training Programs.
- Associate: Pre-certified interpreters.
- Certified: Certified interpreters,
- Organizational: Organizations and businesses who support NMRID
- Supporting: Members who are not interpreters.
Joining a committee: To join a committee, you must be an NMRID member. If you are interested in serving a particular committee, please email the chair of that committee to find out if there is an opening. (Add link to the committee list)
Serving on the Board of Directors: Directors serve 2 year terms and elections for the Board of Directors are held on odd biennial years. In order to run for a board position, candidates must be members in good standing. For more information about board service see our bylaws.
If you would like to add information to the NMRID calendar, please contact our secretary at: secretary.nmrid@gmail.com. Be sure to include:
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New to Interpreting
Licensure is given by Certification is given by RID (Registry of Interpretation for the Deaf).
To gain certification from RID, an interpreter must meet certain educational and performance testing standards.
Provisionally licensed interpreters have completed a degree program in interpreting, but have not yet achieved certification.
Those holding a community license have achieved RID generalist certification.
Interpreters who have an educational interpreting license have achieved RID Ed: k-12 certification.
Working with Interpreters
Licensure is required for interpreters in the state of New Mexico. You may ask to see an interpreter’s license at any time. Individuals who practice as interpreters, but do do hold a New Mexico license face up to a $1000 fine and/or up to 364 days in jail.
Types of licenses:
Provisional Licensees: Pre-certified individuals who are working toward certification and Educational or Community Licensure. They have 5 year to obtain credentials and can work in both Educational and Community settings as appropriate under the National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) Code of Professional Conduct.
Educational Licensees: Individuals who are certified to work in K-12 educational settings. They may work in K-12 educational settings as appropriate under the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.
Community Licensees: Individuals who are certified to work in community settings. They may work in K-12 and postsecondary educational settings, as well as other community settings as appropriate under the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.