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RID Members - View your CMP Transcripts Online! 

The Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) is continually developing ways to make the CMP more accurate and easier to use. A recent major enhancement is our new online transcript database. Instead of waiting for annual transcripts by mail, members can go online to review their CMP records at anytime. With the development of the online transcripts, official transcripts will no longer be sent out to Certified and ACET members automatically. Members will still be entitled to one free paper official transcript annually, but must request a copy from the CMP department at the national office. You will be able to request that transcript anytime during the fiscal year. Once you have received one official transcript for the fiscal year, any additional transcript will require a fee of $10.

The online transcript will enable members to notify the CMP department of any discrepancies in a more timely manner. Please note that upon completion of an activity, it can take up to 60 days for the event to appear on your transcript. If it has been more than 60 days, and the activity still does not appear on your online transcript, you should contact the approving sponsor, or fill out the discrepancy form on the RID web site and send it to the CMP department.

You can review your online transcript on the web site (www.rid.org), under "Searchable Databases." This is a secure database that is password protected for your privacy. You will need to have your RID membership number to access your record.

Please direct any questions to the RID National Office by sending an email to: cmp@rid.org or by calling (703) 838-0030.

• Business Card size $10
• 1/4 page $15
• 1/2 page $25
• Full page $40

• If you are looking for videotapes for sign language models, check out the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind's (CSDB) videotape library. Anyone with a Colorado library card may borrow materials from the CSDB Library. Call (719) 578-2206 for more information or to request a registration form. The library catalog can be accessed through the CSDB website:www.csdb.org/home.htm. You can also request items via email; contact Janet at jrose@csdb.org.

• The DO IT Center has a huge selection of interpreting videotapes that can be checked out for use in the comfort of your own home. Work independently or invite a few peers over and host a professional development party! To view the list of available tapes, go to the DO IT Center website at www.unco.edu/doit.  Click on the RSA icon, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on "Lending Library." They have an impressive collection, sure to enhance anyone's skill base.