We would like to thank ATA Headquarters, Elena Langdon Fortier, the ID membership and all the participants who attended the recent webinar entitled: "Shhh...Don't Say That! Ethical Dilemmas for Interpreters in Health Care". Now, we are very pleased to announce that the ATA Webinar Series in a collaborative effort with the ID Division has scheduled the very first ATA Panel … [Read more...]
Reflections on the NAJIT Conference
by Dan DeCoursey Article featured in the summer 2011 issue of Proteus, a publication by the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) www.najit.org. Reprinted with permission from writer. A colleague once told an anecdote about an attorney who asked him to interpret a legal phrase into Spanish. When the interpreter did so, the attorney … [Read more...]
Welcome to the ID Blog!
Welcome to the Interpreters Division first official of many blog posts to come. To everyone visiting our new blog, a very warm welcome to you! We will strive to post effective and informative contributions, with information about topics of interest and many sources of information as well as reporting about related forthcoming news and events, which promises to be a great … [Read more...]
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. We linguistically serve through education, training and promotion of the profession. Our aim is to promote the … [Read more...]
ID/SPD Joint Mid-Year Conference: Call for Proposals
The Interpreters Division and the Spanish Language Division are accepting proposals for their Mid-Year Conference to be held March 16-18, 2012 at the Hilton Orlando in Orlando, Florida. The Interpreters and Spanish Language Divisions will host this joint conference featuring educational sessions, networking opportunities, and business connections. The conference will offer … [Read more...]