Healthy Communities

Advisory Board for Interpreters for the Deaf

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-804 creates the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf, which consists of seven (7) members appointed by the Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Board's purpose is to ensure that individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf and those they communicate with may depend upon competent, reliable interpreting services.

Advisory Board Members

Name Contact Info Constituency Term Expiration
Carel Dunaway carel128@yahoo.com Deaf Citizen 12.31.23
Stephanie Ott steph.ott@gmail.com Interpreter 12.23.25
Daisy Dippel, Chairperson daisykayp@yahoo.com Interpreter 12.31.24
Sebrena Westcott sabrenawestcott@gmail.com Interpreter 12.31.25
Katie Becker katiegask@gmail.com Interpreter 12.31.23
Arthur Babin adbabin@sbcglobal.net Deaf Citizen 12.31.25
Shana Turner shanaturner02@gmail.com Hearing Community 12.31.24

Committees

Licensure Committee Investigation Committee Budget/Fee Ad Hoc Committee Technology Committee
Stephanie Ott Arthur Babin Arthur Babin Carel Dunaway
Shana Turner Katie Becker Sabrena Westcott Daisy Dippel
Katie Becker      

Resources & Forms

Rules for Interpreters Between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf
Act 1314
We Are The Advisory Board for Interpreters for the Deaf
Arkansas Interpreter Licensure Application
Arkansas Provisional Licensure Application
Complaint Form
Licensed Qualified and Provisional Interpreters
Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ARID)
Online Renewal System
NAIE – The National Association of Interpreters in Education

Board Minutes

02.03.23 | Minutes
11.04.22 | Minutes
08.05.22 | Minutes
05.06.22 | Minutes

For additional information, email us, or contact us by phone at 501-280-4790.

Public Health Accrediation Board
Arkansas Department of Health
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