Translating and Harmonizing Health Questionnaires: Navigating the Complex Journey
Harmonizing health questionnaires is a complex journey that requires addressing linguistic nuances, cultural sensitivities, and logistical challenges through smooth teamwork. From my experience, successful harmonization hinges on overcoming obstacles like team dynamics, time constraints, communication gaps, and technological limitations. Close collaboration among project managers, developers, and translators is essential to ensure translations are both accurate and culturally respectful.
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How Assistive Listening Systems Support Courtroom Interpreting
Interpreters may encounter diverse types of assistive listening systems in courtrooms. Each system helps listeners hear better by delivering clear audio directly to their ears, but the technology used to achieve that goal can vary. This is what courtroom interpreters should know about assistive listening technologies.
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E102: ATA’s Honors and Awards Program
Learn about ATA’s honors and awards as ATA Podcast co-host Andie Ho talks to Beth Smith, chair of ATA’s Honors & Awards Committee and winner of the 2020 Rising Star Award.
Read MoreFive Ways to Encourage Patient Self-Reliance and Autonomy for Health Care Interpreters
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Read MoreOne-Eyed and Canny: Why You Should, and Can, Market Your Services through Public Speaking
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How to Help Everyone Cross the Linguistic Bridge: Tips for Accessible Digital Translation and Interpreting
Your work as a T&I professional touches many, including individuals with disabilities. By adding accessibility checks to your process, you’ll be helping everyone cross the linguistic bridge.
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Brave New World: AI and Interpreting
AI has been present for some time in the T&I professions, and there is little to no risk of it disappearing. But the fact remains that both the ethical standards and the laws pertaining to AI use in general, and specifically in the field of language access, remain absent but sorely needed.
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E100: ATA’s Mastermind Program: An Inside Look
In this episode of the ATA Podcast, co-host Andie Ho interviews Dolores R. Guiñazú on her experiences in the ATA Mastermind Program, the professional and networking benefits she’s acquired, and why ATA members should apply!
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E99: Inside Specialization – Sports Interpreting
This Inside Specialization interview brings you Anabella Tidona as she details how she got into the exciting field of sports interpreting!
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E98: ATA Membership and You
Join ATA Podcast co-host Andie Ho as she interviews Tony Guerra, chair of the ATA Membership Committee, about all the benefits that can come from ATA membership!
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The Legal Duty of Care: What Is It and How Does It Impact the Role of the Judiciary Interpreter?
The concept of a judiciary interpreter’s duty of care toward limited-English-proficient individuals is not a topic that gets addressed. Let’s look at the legal concept from a language access perspective and explore how the standard of care required by due process guarantees can delineate a duty of care that informs the professional best practices in the legal domain.
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E94: How ATA Can Benefit Your Career
In this special episode for ITD 2023, listen to find out how professional associations can have a significant impact on early career success.
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