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Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program
​The Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program (PLI) is part of the Research and Resource Center with Deaf communities ​at Western Oregon University. PLI’s educator team consists of individuals who are involved in Protactile Language research, education, and training, and are considered native language models.

Interpreter training can have a profound impact on the communities that interpreters grow with, work beside, and serve. Since 2016, PLI (formerly the DeafBlind Interpreting National Training & Resource Center) has worked to identify the core competencies of qualified interpreters who work with DeafBlind consumers, provided intensive and immersive training to interpreters across the United States, and curated related resources for an online repository. 

PLI strives to demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through outreach and collaboration with diverse stakeholders who will encourage, challenge, and deepen our commitment to serve marginalized populations and to improve standards in interpreter education.
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Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program Research and Resource Center with Deaf communities (RRCD)
​Richard Woodcock Education Center
Western Oregon University
345 N Monmouth Ave
Monmouth, OR 97361
pli@wou.edu
Federal Disclaimer:  The contents of this website were developed under grant number H160D210002 from the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.
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PLI is  grant-funded by the US Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration, and is a project under the Research and Resource Center with Deaf communities at Western Oregon University. 
2016-2022: RSA Grant H160D160005; 2021-2026: RSA Grant H160D210002