We all watched President Donald Trump being greeted in Spanish by the Argentinian President Mauricio Macri at the G20 Summit. Mr. Trump then tossing the mobile interpreting system on the floor while commenting that he understood him in Spanish better than when using the interpretation. Before commenting on this from the perspective of the interpreter, I would like to first … [Read more...]
Member feedback request for Board of Directors meeting in Austin, TX
Dear members of the Interpreters Division, The ATA Board will meet in Austin, TX, on February 2nd and 3rd at the downtown Hilton. We value your feedback. All members are invited to attend the meeting. If you cannot be there in person, we would love to receive your feedback and comments by e-mail. We are especially interested in knowing what programs and/or services you enjoy … [Read more...]
Interpreting in WA public schools
Do you have experience lobbying for meaningful language access? How about dealing with government entities? Here is your chance to help the State of Washington’s public schools develop a program geared towards providing interpreters in K-12 settings. Find out more about what you can do to advocate for our profession: It appears that Washington State is finally going to … [Read more...]
New Code of Conduct for Washington State Judiciary Interpreters
FROM THE EDITOR Along the path of our skilled professions and amongst the passing of time we take our hats off and thank those individuals who work so hard advocating for our daily presence either translating or interpreting in a breadth of settings throughout the world. It is through their baby steps and consistent moving forward do they achieve what you are about to … [Read more...]
Year-End Review
As 2018 comes to a close, we look back on a world separated by language barriers. Interpreters have been in the news. Every day, we enable communication at medical appointments, conferences, educational settings, judicial environments and human resources meetings, to name a few. All this has required that we take our responsibility seriously, be prepared, be impartial, be … [Read more...]