Members of LIRID present a donation to Mill Neck Day Hab program.

LIRID received the 2016 Be The Change award at the RID Region 1 Conference. 

PHILOSOPHY

​LIRID's mission is to work together with the Deaf Community to meet the interpreting needs of Long Island residents by providing local forums, peer and professional support and organizational structure for the continued development and growth for the profession.

Who Are We?​

LIRID is an affiliate chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc (RID). We are a membership driven, non-profit, professional organization. Our membership is comprised of sign language interpreters who live and work on Long Island and surrounding areas.  Members work together with the Deaf community to enhance the quality of Sign Language interpreters, and function in accordance with the goals of RID Inc.