Resources

Conference interpreting resources

• International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) Professional resources
• Interpretation – European Commission
• What is conference interpreting? (European Commission)
• interpreting.info
• Interpreters (United Nations Language Careers)
• InterpretBank – Software for interpreters
• Boothmate – Companion app for the booth
• Online Resource for Conference Interpreter Training (European Commission)
• AIIC Guidelines for Distance Interpreting  

Court interpreting resources

• Federal Court Interpreters (US Courts)
• Federal Court Interpreter Certification Program Examination (US Courts)
• State Interpreter Certification (National Center for State Courts)
• Resources for Professional Development of Court Interpreters (New Jersey Courts)
• Court Interpreters Program (California Courts)
• The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• Useful resources and links (NAJIT)
• Team Interpreting in the Courtroom – NAJIT Position Paper (March 2007)
• Guidelines for communicating rights to non-native speakers of English in Australia, England and Wales, and the USA
• Interpreting Resources – Compensation schedule; Skill-building Workshops; Training and Practice Tools; Reference Materials and Dictionaries  (The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania)
• The Interpreter’s Gym – Sound tracks for court interpreters to practice simultaneous and English consecutive, by court interpreter Stephen Sanford.
• Legal Spanish dictionary by the Real Academia Española – free online
• New Code of Conduct for Washington State Judiciary Interpreters (ID Blog Post)  
• Interpreting depositions: a fact sheet (AIIC)
• Language Access Index (National Center for Access to Justice)
• General Guidelines and Requirements for Transcription Translation in a Legal Setting for Users and Practitioners – NAJIT Position Paper (2019) NEW

Medical/healthcare interpreting resources

• ATA Medical Division – Resources
• The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (the National CLAS Standards)
• Office of Minority Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) – Resources
• Medical Interpreting Certification in the United States: a comparison
• CCHI Certification Resources
• ARTICLE Serving the Diverse Population of the United States with CLAS is the Best Way to Achieve Health Equity
• LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC Swahili English Medical Glossary

Consecutive Interpreting

• Hana Lourenzo, “Note Taking for Consecutive Interpreting,” The ATA Chronicle (October 2008).

Training

• European Commission – Training modules for interpreting students
• European Commission – Interpretation training toolbox

Interpreters associations

AIIC, FIT, IMIA, NCIHC, NAJIT, CCIA, ACIA… here’s a list of all the relevant interpreters and translators associations, both national and international.

Action taken!

• ATA expresses concern with the situation regarding the language services contract for the United States Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR).  (November 2015)
• ATA Paper on Language Interpretation and Language Translation Services and letter regarding Language Access Plans sent to the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security. (November 2014)
• Conflict Zone Field Guide for Civilian Translators/Interpreters and User of Their Services. This document is a guide to the basic rights, responsibilities, and practices that the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), the International Federation of Interpreters & Translators (FIT), and Red T recommend to T/Is and users of their services. It applies to T/Is serving as field linguists for the armed forces, journalists, NGOs, and other organizations in conflict zones. (2012)