Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC)
Issued by
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
This credential is fully recognized by RID, but no longer awarded by RID. Holders of this certification demonstrated, using silent oral techniques and natural gestures and the ability to transliterate a spoken message from a person who hears to a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. Holders also demonstrated the ability to understand and repeat the message and intent of the speech and mouth movements of the person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. This credential was offered from 1999 to 2016.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational