Welcome to the Interpreters Division Website
We are the communicators between two different languages. We are the bridges between two different cultures. We are the solutions, which allow two parties to exchange ideas and achieve their goals. We are the thread that connects people. We facilitate understanding.
Through the Interpreters Division, our aim is to achieve both validation and support for interpreters. The validation will be that this is a profession based on training and experience. Not all bilingual people can be interpreters. But all interpreters must be bilingual and bicultural.
This division will provide support for interpreters through networking and information sharing.
This division will work to improve the public relations information about this profession within the American Translators Association and around the world.
Our vision for this profession in the coming years is as follows: We are battling a wide array of misnomers about our profession. This profession cannot hope to change much unless we respect ourselves and behave professionally. Through ethics and a high quality of work performance, we can educate the general public of the importance of our role.
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