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The NAJIT Observer (TNO) was created in 2011 in response to NAJIT’s members need for a tool

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26 Jul

Posted at 03:25h in Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Mentoring, Odds & Ends, Past Posts by
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“Your honor, the interpreter needs a repetition.” I am flustered, under attack and have not heard the final half of the defendant’s sentence. “Really?” comes the sarcastic sneer from the opposing attorney. “What for? If you can’t translate, then tell the defendant to speak really slowly,...

14 Jun

Posted at 00:01h in Community Interpreting, Conference Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, New Ideas, Past Posts by
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Maybe it was spring fever, but I don’t think so. I definitely felt what I can only describe as a breath of fresh air during the 34th NAJIT Annual Conference May 17-19, 2013,  in St. Louis, Missouri. So often nowadays I hear interpreters talk about the “graying”...

17 May

Posted at 03:37h in ASL, Community Interpreting, Conference Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Past Posts by
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“We need more pay for the work we do.”  “Nobody respects us interpreters.”  “Can we please stop having intruders in this profession?”[1]  “When will people understand that being bilingual doesn’t mean you can interpret?”  “We should boycott if they try to bring in video interpreting.”  “Maybe conference interpreters can demand...