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Language Access hearing in LA focuses on funding, judicial discretion

CFI President Ariel Torrone. LOS ANGELES _  The second public hearing to create a language access plan for courts statewide _ which included California Federation of Interpreters President Ariel...

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Language access hearing focuses on interpreting in civil court and VRI

SACRAMENTO _ CFI representatives urged the state’s Language Access Group to use video remote interpreter only for controlled interactions between two speakers and to focus its efforts on developing a...

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Purple Bargaining Update # 15

SAN FRANCISCO _ Slight progress was made as Purple and ASLIU negotiators met recently for the first time since November. The meeting last week, scheduled at the union’s request, began with ASLIU...

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Interpreter Certification Petition

Our colleagues working in Chicago area courts need your help. Please sign their petition. Language shall not be a barrier to any individual’s access to the courts system, according to federal law. Cook...

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CFI-TTIG bill on interpreter verification before CA Senate

CFI President Ariel Torrone and TTIG Chair Angie Birchfield. CFI, with the support of The Translators and Interpreters Guild (TTIG), is sponsoring legislation to ensure quality interpretation and to...

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NCI offering federal interpreter written exam prep in 3 cities this summer

The National Center for Interpretation at the University of Arizona is gearing up for its final FCICE Written Test Prep workshops of the year. The trainings are scheduled for July and August in...

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Marine captain refused to leave Afghan interpreter behind

San Jose Mercury News BERKELEY — Long after completing a 2010 tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Capt. Adrian Kinsella felt haunted by the sense that he didn’t uphold a core military commitment: Leave...

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TTIG advocates for professional pay to contractors

TTIG continues advocating for an increase to the per diem paid to independent contractors who work in California courts. The Judicial Council has referred TTIG’s request to raise the daily rate from...

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California Language Access Plan draft available for comment

CFI Legislative Committee member Michael Ferreira, Court Interpreter Advisory Panel member Janet Hudec, TTIG Unit Chair Angie Birchfield, CIAP member Debra Donson, CFI Legislative Chair Mary Lou...

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An Open Letter to Interpreters and the Courts in California

Interpreter, educator and union activist Fanny Suárez By Fanny Suárez I’m addressing you as someone who’s leaving a profession which I love and to which I’ve dedicated myself fully for 16 years. I’d...

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