Welcome to the Coastal RID Web Site!

Coastal RID was established May 2002, in Wilmington, NC .

The principal purpose of the Organization is to initiate, sponsor, promote and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of interpretation of American Sign Language and the transliteration of English.

Objectives:

• To be an affiliate chapter of NCRID, Inc. representing the southeastern region of North Carolina.
• To maintain and promote a code of ethics for Interpreters and Transliterators.
• To provide for the professional development of the membership
• To provide the public with information regarding interpreting and transliterating
• To prepare and distribute professional publications regarding interpreting and transliterating
• To raise funds to support the purposes and activities of this Organization
• To support the activities of organizations of and for deaf persons; of and for interpreters, transliterators and translators, insofar as such activities are not in conflict with the purposes of the Organization.