Ottawa is adopting a pilot project aimed at enhancing language services for French-speaking Canadians, while the Florida court system is requesting a USD 4.5m budget to expand video remote interpreting service. Continue reading
Interpreters
Taking into consideration Australia’s changing linguistic profile, the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity (JCCD) has published new standards for working with professional interpreters in courts and tribunals in the administration of justice. Continue reading
With USD 3m in federal grants earmarked, California’s Department of Health Care Services is taking some time to get a medical interpretation project off the ground. Continue reading
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Australia is implementing a major overhaul of its decades old accreditation system for professional translators and interpreters. The industry is now weighing in on the pros and cons of the proposed new certification model that would take effect in January 2018. Continue reading
FIFA’s Deputy Head of Language Services talks about what it takes to communicate to the world’s three billion football fans, why they prefer to work with freelance translators for most of their material, and why cost is only one factor in their outsourcing decision. Continue reading
Professional interpreters in California are decrying the alleged priority being given to non-certified interpreters for professional work. An interpreter advocacy group is lobbying the state to tap only certified professionals for medical and legal interpretation services. Continue reading
Canadian language service provider Able Translations feels the heat as a dispute over pay with freelance interpreters escalates and is picked up by CBC News. Continue reading
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