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27 Jun

Posted at 01:30h in Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Finances, Interpreters, Mentoring, Recent Posts 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, if not everything is clearly laid out from the beginning, embarrassing and undesirable situations can follow. Thank you to...

07 Jun

Posted at 10:31h in Advocacy, Community, Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Personal Growth, Professional Hazard, Recent Posts by
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The practice of interpretation allows interpreters to take a break from themselves and from their own lives.  I was smitten by this profession since the day I got to interpret for stars at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). A combination of circumstances led me...

16 May

Posted at 11:21h in Advocacy, Athena Matilsky, Attorney Education, Certification, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Immigration, Language, Professional Hazard, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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A few decades ago, “language access” was not really a phrase. Litigants who did not speak English were frequently left in the dark as to their own judicial proceedings, and this carried severe consequences. The evolution of court interpreting as a profession has relied on...

03 Sep

Posted at 11:28h in Attorney Education, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Interpreting, Leadership, Professional Hazard, Recent Posts, Technology, Tools of the trade by
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An open or shut case? A couple of weeks ago, a woman I was interpreting for started chatting with me before an interview, and she asked me if I had heard about upcoming plans to reopen the courthouse. During this conversation, she shared her view...