By Lorena Ortiz Schneider The Interpreters Division Distinguished Speaker for ATA60 is Odilia Romero, a court and medical interpreter, and native speaker of Zapotec. She came to California in 1981, at age 11, from Zoogocho, an indigenous community in Oaxaca, Mexico. Ms. Romero has developed innovative programs to meet the challenging needs that Indigenous Latin … [Read more...]
The First Interpreter Connections: It’s a Hit!
The first ATA Interpreter Connections, the Interpreters Division’s (ID) new way to get interpreters together, took place at The Union Social Eatery (St. Clair) restaurant in Toronto, Canada on March 23, 2019. The event lasted two hours and had 22 attendees, attracted through posts on our social media outlets. ID Leadership Council member Flávia Lima, a very active social … [Read more...]
Letter to Members
Dear Members of the Interpreters Division, Just in case you missed ATA Headquarter’s broadcast about the new Interpreters Division Leadership Council, here it is again! We’ve been playing catch-up after attending an amazing ATA 59th Annual Conference in October, recovering from a tasty Thanksgiving weekend, and getting all the holiday season’s preparations ready to go. Please … [Read more...]
Seven ATA Benefits for Interpreters
Membership Expires December 31st! Discount at the ATA annual conference. Discounts for webinars throughout the year. Contribute some funds from your membership to the local Chapter of your choice. Join over 4000 members in the Interpreters Division. Being part of its discussion group allows you to interact with members from a broad variety of backgrounds. ATA has … [Read more...]
Interpreters Division 2018 Election Results
The election of ID officers is held every two years in accordance with the ATA Governing Policy for Divisions. Earlier this year the ID Nominating Committee announced the 2018 ID candidates in the slate broadcast to the ID membership. ID members were given 45 days after the slate broadcast to add candidates to the slate. No further candidates were received. The … [Read more...]