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Year-end review for 2020

December 26, 2020 By ID-webmaster 1 Comment

This past October, the new administrative term (2020-2022) began for the ATA Interpreters Division, and your administrative team is here to serve you. Meet Christina Green, Interpreters Division Assistant Administrator Christina Green is a certified court interpreter (Spanish) and an ATA certified translator (English > Spanish). Her other working languages are Italian and … [Read more...]

A look back, a raffle and a fashion show

December 24, 2020 By ID-webmaster 2 Comments

By Carol Shaw and the Blog & Web Team This time last year, “pandemic” was just a word. Now it has faces and emotions attached. Some of us have lost friends or family. Some have suffered through COVID-19 themselves or helped care for loved ones with the disease. None of us are untouched. There’s a special solidarity that comes from weathering a storm together. I know I … [Read more...]

Overcoming accent bias in the courtroom

November 25, 2020 By ID-webmaster 2 Comments

By Sandra Dejeux Recently, I attended an online seminar about implicit bias in court settings. Among other things, the presenter spoke about accent bias and how, in some cases, it can undermine the credibility of a witness. Later, I read an article that stated that sometimes juries give less credibility or stop paying attention to expert testimony when the expert has a strong … [Read more...]

Lorena Ortiz Schneider elected to the ATA Board

October 23, 2020 By ID-webmaster

Lorena Ortiz Shneider

By Helen Eby, ID Administrator It is a great pleasure to learn that Lorena Ortiz Schneider is among the newly elected ATA Board directors. In addition, she has just been recognized with the ATA’s 2020 Impact and Advocacy Awards. Congratulations, Lorena! Lorena served as the assistant administrator of the ID between 2016 and 2018, returning to that post for the 2018-2020 term, … [Read more...]

Andrew Gillies: interpreter, trainer, author

October 6, 2020 By ID-webmaster

By Helen Eby and Christina Green Andrew Gillies is considered one of the best trainers of interpreters and interpreter trainers in Europe. Now, the Educators Division and the Interpreters Division have the opportunity to bring this master interpreter and educator to share his insights with our members at the upcoming 61st Annual Conference of the American Translators … [Read more...]

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