The establishment of the National Deaf Interpreter (NDI), a non-profit nationwide organization, was a monumental, historic event in the interpreting field and for the American Deaf community.

The first Deaf Interpreter Conference (DIC) was held in 2015 in Minneapolis, MN, and was very successful as it gave certified Deaf interpreters & Deaf interpreters an opportunity to professionally collaborate and draw inspiration from each other.

Two years later, NDI made its debut at the second DIC in Philadelphia, PA.