{"id":1013,"date":"2015-07-11T03:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T07:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/?page_id=1013"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:33:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"imgbox alignright wp-image-3786 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/InterpretersDivision-logo-2016-700px.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"[id logo]\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #800000;\">What is interpreting?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em>The process of first fully understanding, analyzing, and processing a spoken or signed message and then faithfully rendering it into another spoken or signed language.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astm.org\/cgi-bin\/resolver.cgi?F2089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASTM F2019-15<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #800000;\">What do ATA Interpreters Division (ID) members discuss?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Should we interpret word for word or meaning for meaning?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Why hospitals and others train staff interpreters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Vicarious trauma resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Is it OK to hire a court interpreter for conference interpreting?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Legislation in different states.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>We interpret everywhere<\/strong>:<\/span> for healthcare, legal, conference, business, K-12, social services, diplomatic meetings, law enforcement, and refugees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>We speak<\/strong><\/span> Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic, Hebrew, and other languages!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>We like learning from each other!<\/strong> <\/span>The ATA ID is the only place where people with so many perspectives can connect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Participation in our <a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/about\/leadership-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leadership Council<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is open to members of any working language and in any field..<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">How do we do it?<\/span> In three interpreting modes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Simultaneous interpreting:<\/strong> <em>rendering a speaker\u2019s or signer\u2019s message into another language while the speaker or signer continues to speak or sign.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Consecutive interpreting:<\/strong> <em>rendering a speaker\u2019s or signer\u2019s message into another language when the speaker or signer pauses to allow interpreting<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Sight translation:<\/strong> <em>rendering a written document directly into a spoken or signed language, not for purposes of producing a written document.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">(ASTM F2019-15, Standard Practice for Language Interpreting)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pie-chart-challenge-e1602080930635.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pie-chart-challenge-e1602080930635-300x193.png?resize=400%2C257&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bar graph\" width=\"400\" height=\"257\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #800000;\">Our members are up to the challenge!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">63% have advanced degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">68% have an interpreting credential in their language combination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">29% have over 20 years of experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #800000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bar-graph-members-e1602081085391-300x158.png?resize=399%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"210\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Who are our members?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">99% are interpreters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">82% are freelancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">85% are translators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Description of members based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/about\/reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surveys of ATA ID members<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f0f7f7; padding: 10px 30px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">This is the ATA Interpreters Division, established in 1998!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Over 2500 members who network and grow together!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Related<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/about\/leadership-council-2-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Leadership Council<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/aboutus\/about_ata.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About ATA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/divisions\/about_divisions.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATA Divisions<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/divisions\/division_governance.php#councils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATA Divisions Governance<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">ATA members: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/divisions\/division_admin.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join the Interpreters Division<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Not an ATA member? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/membership\/landing_nonmember.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join ATA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 40px; font-size: .9em;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Updated: May, 2022<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is interpreting? 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