19 Feb R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I have to be really honest. Every time I hear about a problem here or there with some client or court who does not want to pay a fair compensation to the interpreter, or someone wondering why the interpreter needs to prep for an assignment...
22 Jan Did you say you wanted a volunteer interpreter, Your Honor?
Posted at 10:56h
in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Business Practices, Certification, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Janis Palma, Leadership, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Terminology, TRAINING
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In most states, a bilingual individual who wishes to be on the court’s roster of qualified interpreters must meet certain requirements. These are not whimsical or random requirements. The first one is usually an orientation seminar about the court system in the state where the...
18 Dec When we advocate for interpreters, are we not also advocating for the LEP population?
Posted at 01:00h
in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Leadership, New Ideas, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession
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I have been turning this question around in my head for a while, since someone raised the question in a social media exchange: am I advocating for interpreters? Or am I advocating for the LEPs we serve? And I just have to wonder, can we...
10 Oct Does the term Limited English Proficient need rethinking?
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in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Community, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Janis Palma, Language, Recent Posts, Terminology
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As we were reading the Summer 2023 issue of Proteus (a great issue, by the way), we were both struck by an article entitled “Are we comfortable telling someone that they are limited because English is not their language?”, written by Ingrid Oseguera, an experienced...
06 Sep How do we do this?
Posted at 10:11h
in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Janis Palma, New Ideas, Recent Posts
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There is a practice in some of the courts where I have worked, in which the judge will call several defendants at the same time for proceedings like initial appearances, arraignments, or guilty plea hearings, each one having a different case. Sometimes they all need...