A government deal aimed at cutting the cost of court translation services, results in a boycott by interpreters and additional cost to the taxpayer, Channel 4 News has learned. A government deal with Applied Language Solutions (ALS) was supposed to cut £18m off the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) bill for court translation services in England and Wales - around 23 per cent of … [Read more...]
Nevada Court Interpreters Protest Wage Cuts |PRI’s The World | By Jason Margolis | April 24, 2012
There’s a crisis in the British courts – many court interpreters are refusing to work. They’re protesting a new contract with lower wages. The protest is resulting in postponed hearings, suspects being released, and extra costs for the courts. In the US, many courts throughout the nation have also been cutting wages for interpreters. And now in Nevada, some interpreters are … [Read more...]
National Center for Interpretation| University of Arizona | Posted: March 2012
The National Center for Interpretation at the University of Arizona understands that interpretation is both an art and a science, requiring very specialized training. With this in mind, NCI has designed a number of different training workshops and institutes for: • Legal/Court Interpretation • Medical/Healthcare Interpretation • Professional Translation Our trainings, … [Read more...]
“Dare to be different. Write a new page.” | By Marcela Jenney-Reyes
Recently the Tonight Show had the legendary comedian Bill Cosby as a guest. Besides cracking me up and robbing me of my precious hours of sleep, he joked around with different expressions that are part of our day-to-day conversations. One especially struck a chord with me: “I just want to make sure we are on the same page.” This idiom, commonly used to confirm we are talking … [Read more...]
2011 ATA Conference Impressions | Revisiting Boston with the ATA | By Helen Eby
This was my second time attending an ATA Conference, so at this point I felt that I had an idea what it was about. Boston was also home to me for 9 years, so I knew what to expect of the city and took advantage of the opportunity to reconnect with old friends. Since I wanted to get to know the ATA interpreting community and issues better, I went to sessions on interpreting, … [Read more...]