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Interpreting Laws
Laws Relating to NIC Written Examination
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Requires all settings covered by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) must provide certified interpreters (State or National certification) in Michigan | Deaf Person's Interpreter Act (Michigan) |
| Rehabilitation Act Amendment | Title V, Section 504, 1973: Prohibits discrimination by organizations receiving federal financial assistance |
| American with Disabilities Act | (ADA) 1990: Must provide "Qualified" and "Reasonable Accommodations" // Note: No definition of "qualified" and the burden is on the individual to prove what is "unreasonable" |
| Education of All Handicapped Children Act | PL 94-142, 1975: Mandates all children are afforded "free appropriate education." Public education to be delivered in the "least restrictive environment." Eventually amended by the 1990 IDEA |
| I.D.E.A | PL 101-476, 1990: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amended the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, strongly encouraging students with disabilities be educated in regular-education classroom to the maximum extent appropriate |
| Bilingual, Hearing, and Speech Impaired Court Interpreter Act | 1977: Requires that a federal court must appoint and pay for an interpreter in any criminal and/or civil action initiated by the federal government |
| Requires all schools to show adequate yearly progress | No Child Left Behind |
| Requires all personnel in schools to meet certain standards | No Child Left Behind |
| Major impetus behind tightening definitions of requirements for educational interpreters | No Child Left Behind |
| Rules and Regulations will define qualifications for certain settings | Deaf Person's Interpreter Act (Michigan) |
| Criminalizes misrepresentation of credentials | Deaf Person's Interpreter Act (Michigan) |
| What does MARSE stand for? | Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education |
| According to MARSE, an interpreter for the deaf in a educational setting shall be any of the following: | Certified, or Qualified (both as defined in PA 204, 1982), or Highschool graduate or equivalent WITH Advanced Training in an ITP and this training must be approved by the department. |
| American Sign Language Act | ALLOWS schools to RECOGNIZE American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language (IF the school wants to offer if) |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Act | PL 89-333, 1965: The law that initiated paid interpreting, authorized state agencies to employ interpreters |
| Sought to enhance job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities | Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
| Made Interpreting a career option | Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1965, PL89-333 |
| PA 204, 1982 and Amended in 2007 | Deaf Person's Interpreter Act (Michigan) |
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