Introducing the new Director of Testing - Star Grieser ASL with English Captions: Transcript: Hi my name is Star Grieser. I am the new Director of Testing for CASLI, the Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation. I just started this past September, a few months ago and since starting, I have devoted my [...]
Response to Open Letter on YouTube: Greetings, On July 10, 2017, an Open Letter was posted on social media addressed to RID and CASLI. We recognize that communicating information about testing and certification to impacted communities is important, and appreciate that, while information is currently available through both the RID and CASLI websites and via [...]
This link provides access to the livestream video from the Testing & Certification forum at the RID LEAD Together Conference on July 20, 2017. http://rid.org/live-stream-testing-and-certification-update/
Transcript "Hello. My name is Dr. Patrick Boudreault. I’m the CASLI board’s vice president of testing. The CASLI board has seen the open letter which was posted to social media by CSD and other organizations. We at CASLI appreciate the community taking the time to share their concerns. We believe communication is important. We [...]
This report, which can be found at the bottom of the page, is the culmination of many months of work by the 2013-2015 RID Certification Committee (CC) and the contractor the CC selected via an RFP process, the Caviart Group. It should be noted that the RID Certification Committee worked with the Caviart Group to [...]
Over the last few weeks, The Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation (CASLI) Board of Managers came together and began becoming acclimated to their newly appointed roles and the current state of CASLI. For more information please visit the CASLI website for a full biography of each of the Board of Managers. As [...]
From the Director's Desk by Michele Martinez-Saeva ASL: English: Hello my name is Michele Martinez-Saeva, I am the new Director of Testing for the Center for Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation, CASLI. I graduated from the National Technical Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. I have been a professional interpreter for over 15 years, working [...]
Frequently Asked Questions July, 1, 2016 1. What does CASLI stand for? Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation, LLC 2. What is CASLI and what is this organization about? The principal activity of the Company shall be the development and administration of knowledge and/or performance tests that measure the proficiency of an individual [...]
The RID Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of the first three members of the CASLI, LLC Board of Managers; Dr. Keith Cagle, Dr. Miako Rankin and Mr. Lyle Vold. This team brings an outstanding background in finance, testing and measurement, certification, interpreting, interpreter education, interpreter services provision, ASL, and research. Two [...]
In March 2016, the RID Board of Directors appointed a CDI Bridge Plan Committee. This group is tasked with developing a plan for temporarily credentialing Deaf Interpreters until a new and updated CDI Exam Program is developed. The goal was to have the bridge plan developed and available by July 1, 2016, for candidate application. A [...]