Community Resources:

Detroit Black Deaf Advocates (DBDA):
dbdaprez@gmail.com

Division of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DODDBHH):

Policies and Procedures for Michigan Certified Interpreters
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcr/INTERPRETERPOLICIES_FINAL_2_22_16_515346_7.pdf

General Information
http://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/0,4613,7-138-28545---,00.html

Michigan Online Interpreter System: Interpreters Listings
https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/interpreter/
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Laws (State and Federal)
http://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/0,4613,7-138-28545_77076---,00.html

​New Rules Now in Effect for Hiring Sign Language Interpreters: Medical and Legal
http://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/0,4613,7-138-28545_28547-389155--,00.html

Michigan Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MIRID)
http://www.mirid.org/

National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA)
​http://www.nbda.org/

Michigan Deaf Association (MDA)
http://www.michdeaf.org/

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
http://rid.org/

Hearing Loss Association of American
​http://www.hearingloss.org/

Interpreter Training Programs in Michigan:

Baker College
​https://www.baker.edu/programs-degrees/human-services/interpreter-training/#courseinformation

Madonna University
​https://www.madonna.edu/academics/departments/sign-language-studies

http://www.madonnasls.com/
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Oakland Community College
http://catalog.oaklandcc.edu/programs/sign-language-interpreter/sign-language-interpreter-aas/

​Lansing Community College
http://www.lcc.edu/cma/sign_lang/

​Mott Community College
http://www.mcc.edu/humanities/hum_slie-gp.shtml


Sister Organzations
NAOBI-Atlanta
http://naobiatlanta.org/

NAOBI-DC
http://www.naobidc.org/

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