Sign Language Interpreting:
NUBSLI National Union for British Sign Language Interpreters and Translators
National Occupational Standards for Interpreting CILT – (the National Centre for Languages) – Standards under review (2018)
ASLI Association of Sign Language Interpreters (UK)
EFSLI European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters
WASLI World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
VLP Visual Language Professionals
NRCPD National Register of Communication Professionals with Deaf and Deafblind people
Organisations for Deaf People:
BDA British Deaf Association
BSMHD British Society for Mental Health and Deafness
Sign Health The Deaf Health Charity
National Deaf Services Specialist Mental Health Services
EUD The European Union of the Deaf
WFD World Federation of the Deaf
Spoken Language Interpreting:
NRPSI National Register of Public Service Interpreters
CIoL Chartered Institute of Linguists
ITI Institute of Translation & Interpreting
APCI The Association of Police & Court Interpreters
PIA Professional Interpreters Alliance
SOMI Society of Official Metropolitan Interpreters
National Occupational Standards for Interpreting CILT – (the National Centre for Languages)
Campaigns/Activists/Grassroots Organisations/Resources
Stop Changes 2 Access to Work blog
DPAC Disabled People Against the Cuts
NUPIT (National Union of Professional Interpreters and Translators)
Linguist Lounge Campaign and resources against the MoJ national framework agreement for interpreting services
No Peanuts! for Translators blog (circa 2010)
Deaf AtW A resource about the government scheme: Access to Work