User:Jax1416/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This article is a focal point of our course this semester. It represents the beginning of our interpreting profession.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section clearly introduces the topic of the article, RID. It states where it originated and what the purpose of the organization is in the introductory sentence. The articles lead section also lays out the body of the article in a detailed fashion. Each main idea in the article is stated in the first paragraph. The information that is included in the lead section is all relevant to the information in the body of the article. The content is laid out clearly and is not overstated. There are current links and facts about the current testing and certifications that RID offer. It has been up-dated recently and follows the correct timeline of our professional field. Due to the amount of laws, facts, dates, and titles of certifications discussed, the tone of this article is well balanced and neutral. Persuading or convincing the reader of one certain perspective is not found in this article. The amount of resources show how accurate and reliable the information is. There are 18 resources total and the resources vary from current to older, but all align with what RID is compromise of and built from. I would like to see an image or two indued in this article, but there does not seem to be any added at this time. There is a chart used to list the RID Board of Directors. RID. other than that, there are no visual aids used to support the text of the article.