Interpreting services

Interpreters facilitate communication between signed and spoken languages. American Sign Language (ASL) is a spacial-gestural language with grammar and syntax, unlike English.

Our interpreters

• The Office for Disability Equity (ODE)'s interpreters are certified through the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).
• Our interpreters follow the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and RID Code of Professional Conduct.

How to request interpreting services

Students who request for the first time

• Connect with the Office for Disability Equity (ODE).
• Complete the process of connecting with ODE.
• Email your class schedule in advance to the primary contact for interpreting services.  

Students who previously requested services

• Email your class schedule each semester in advance to the primary contact.  
• For class-related activities, meetings, reviews, or group sessions:
• Submit your request to the primary contact. 

Student Responsibilities

Promptly inform the primary contact of interpreting services about the following:

• Your finalized class schedule as soon as it is available.
• Any changes to your class schedule, including drop, add, and withdrawal adjustments during the semester.
• If you cannot attend class, the class is canceled, or if you don’t need the service.

Primary contact for interpreting services

Brandy Reinhardt
Assistant Director of Interpreting and Communication Accessibility
Email: brandy.reinhardt@mso.umt.edu
Phone: 406-243-5136

Policy

• The interpreters assigned to your course will wait for 10 minutes in a 50-minute class and for 20 minutes in all other classes unless otherwise informed.
• ODE reserves the right to suspend interpreting services if a student misses three (3) consecutive classes without providing notification.