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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...

19 Apr

Posted at 11:06h in ASL, Community Interpreting, Conference Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Past Posts, Translation by
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Last year, InterpretAmerica published a document titled “Best Practices in the Interpreting Profession: Simultaneous Interpreting in Non-Conference Settings[1]” which I co-authored. Last month, we completed a draft document titled “Best Practices in the Interpreting Profession: The Professional Medical Interpreter”. Last night I interpreted for a local school...

12 Apr

Posted at 00:01h in Conference Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Past Posts by
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This post is by guest blogger Evelyn Yang Garland. Evelyn owns Acta Chinese Language Services, a growing translation company specializing in Chinese translation for business, legal, and government clients. Evelyn is an ATA-certified English-Chinese translator and Maryland court-certified Mandarin interpreter, and has been granted "expert member"...