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Need Assessments

2016 Interpreter Practitioner Focus Group Reports

Report: Understanding the Challenges of Deaf Interpreters (2016)
Report: Understanding the Challenges of Heritage Interpreters (2016)
Report: Understanding the Challenges of Interpreters of Color (2016)
Report: Understanding the Challenges of Interpreters Working in the Video Medium (2016)
Report: Understanding the Challenges of Interpreters Working with Children in K-12 Settings (2016)

Legacy Report
Report: Report on the National Needs Assessment Initiative: NEW CHALLENGES – NEEDED CHANGES

Interpreter Education Programs
Report: Interpreter Education Needs Assessment (2007)
Report: Interpreter Education Needs Assessment: Trends Analysis (2010)
Audio: Interpreter Education Program Trends Analysis Page (4/22/2010)

Interpreting Practitioners
Report: Practitioner Needs Assessment (2007)
Report: Interpreter Practitioner Needs Assessment: Trends Analysis (2010)
Webinar: Trends Analysis & Highlights: 2007-2010 Interpreting Practitioner (5/17/2010)
Report: Regional Practitioner Needs Assessment Results: CATIE
Report: Regional Practitioner Needs Assessment Results: GURIEC
Report: Regional Practitioner Needs Assessment Results: MARIE
Report: Regional Practitioner Needs Assessment Results: NURIEC
Report: Regional Practitioner Needs Assessment Results: WRIEC
Report: Interpreting Practitioner Needs Assessment of 2012 Final Report

Deaf Consumers
Report: Deaf Consumer Phase 1 Needs Assessment (2008)
Report: Deaf Consumer Phase 2 Needs Assessment (2009)
Report: Comparison Report: Deaf Consumer Phases 1 & 2 (2009)

Interpreter Referral Agencies
Report: Interpreter Referral Agency Needs Assessment (2008)
Report: Interpreter Referral Agency Needs Assessment (2013)

Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Report: VR Needs Assessment Report (2009)
Report: Vocational Rehabilitation Interpreter Practitioner Interview Findings (2010)
Webinar: Recent Findings: Interpreting Needs in Vocational Rehabilitation Settings (2/11/2010)
Webinar: Vocational Rehabilitation Needs Assessment and Implications (6/06/2011)