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Welcome to the NAJIT Observer

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

to share information, first-hand experiences, and the occasional fun moment with colleagues.

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04 Apr

Posted at 08:30h in Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, Uncategorized by
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The Couch is a place to exchange ideas and brainstorm, not only for its contributors but also for our readers who engage in the ensuing discussions. Sometimes, even when everyone in the room has the best of intentions, role boundaries can get muddied, and then everyone...

29 Mar

Posted at 10:34h in Advocacy, Business Practices, Community, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Interpreting, Janis Palma, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Can we please standardize the name we use to refer to our profession and those who practice it? There are so many variations on a theme: legal interpreting, community interpreting, court interpreting, public-service interpreting, judicial interpreting, and of course, the one name adopted by our...

21 Feb

Posted at 03:00h in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Certification, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Immigration, Interpreters, Interpreting, Janis Palma, Leadership, Recent Posts, Self care, The Profession by
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“Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating based on national origin by, among other things, failing to provide meaningful access to individuals who are limited English proficient (LEP)” (lep.gov). In state courts, where Title VI...

07 Feb

Posted at 10:16h in Advocacy, Business Practices, Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Immigration, Leadership, Professional Practices, The Profession by
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During my years of interpreting in many different areas, mostly in court and other legal settings, I have observed situations that seem, at the very least, inappropriate, unfair, and perhaps even illegal. One of the first and simplest examples I can give is an assignment I...

31 Jan

Posted at 01:00h in Athena Matilsky, Attorney Education, Continuing Education, Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Professional Development, Tools of the trade by
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Did you know humans can’t actually multi-task? We are capable of lightning concentration if we try, and we can quickly shift focus if we practice. But we can’t actually do two things at once. When we interpret simultaneously, for example, we listen. Then we process....