Oral Transliteration

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RID - OTC Certification

Qualified oral transliterators have knowledge and abilities in the process of speechreading, speech production and the communication needs of speechreaders.

Transliterators are aware of environmental and social factors influencing the service provider and the service recipient.

Transliterators know how to manipulate and adapt these factors for successful communication.

Qualified oral transliterators have developed articulation skills and techniques that allow for easy understanding by speechreaders and have become skilled in employing verbal and non-verbal support techniques, thus assuring that the message is transmitted accurately.

Qualified professionals have the stamina to deliver continuous, accu-rate reception and expression of the spoken message and the mental concentration to work for an extended period of time.

The knowledge, techniques and skills of oral transliterators are markedly different from those needed by sign language interpreters, however, what both groups of professionals have in common include:

Knowledge of and adherence to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct

Professional standards of service and behavior

Awareness of the communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing consumers

This exam has been available since 1999.

http://www.rid.org/UserFiles/File/pdfs/Standard_Practice_Papers/Drafts_June_2006/Oral_Transliteratio...

http://www.rid.org/education/testing/index.cfm/AID/88

Eligibility

Oral performance tests can be taken only by individuals who have passed the OTC written test.

Applicants for the OTC examinations are strongly encouraged but not required to satisfy all of the recommended criteria in at least one of the following categories:

Category #1:

Successful completion of at least 50 hours of education specifically in

the area of oral transliterating (e.g. oral transliterating workshops)

and completion of at least 50 hours of documented experience (supervised

or unsupervised) in oral transliterating;

Category #2:

Successful completion of an Associate degree (in any field), successful

completion of at least 35 hours of education specifically in the area

of oral transliterating and at least 50 hours of experience (supervised

or unsupervised) in oral transliterating;

Category #3:

Successful completion of an Associate degree in interpreting,

successful completion of at least 25 hours of education specifically in

the area of oral transliterating (credit bearing education, e.g. college

course work, or non-credit bearing education, e.g. workshops) and at

least 50 hours of experience (supervised or unsupervised) in oral

transliterating;

Category #4:

Possess any valid RID certification and demonstrate successful

completion of at least 25 hours of education specifically in the area of

oral transliterating and at least 50 hours of experience (supervised or

unsupervised) in oral transliterating.

The role of an Oral Transliterator is taking the spoken language and repeating the message silently on your mouth using a few gestures and facial expression. Most importantly as an oral transliterator you must articulate the words on your lips so the deaf or hard of hearing consumer can better read your lips. Also as an oral transliterator you might have to take non understandable deaf english and repeat the message so the audience can better understand the message.

Definition:

-The definition of Oral Transliteration is the process of making speech visible to a deaf or hard-of-hearing person through correctly mouthing of words and the use of facial expression, body language, gestures, and fingerspelling or air writing.

-The consumer may or may not know sign language. Also they may or may not be able to speak for themselves

They are also sometimes called oral interpreters, but they are not interpreting because they repeat into the same language

Resources:

http://www.rid.org/UserFiles/File/pdfs/Standard_Practice_Papers/Drafts_June_2006/Oral_Transliteration_SPP.pdf

http://www.clarkeschools.org/store/OT-preparing-for-the-registry

http://www.nwasla.com/Oral_Transliteration_SPP.pdf

Individuals who are “oralists” use speech and speechreading as their primary mode of communication and may or may not know or use manual communication modes or sign language. Each oral deaf/hard of hearing consumer has specific preferences for successful communication, thereby requiring transliterators to work within a continuum of service provision.

Definition

Population

Interpreter Role

Training/Certification