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RESOURCES AND RELATED LINKS

Tools for Interpreters:

Essential Dictionaries for Court Interpreters

Glossaries

Interpreter's Checklist -do and don't list

Study Guide References (provided by the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts)

Online Training

UCS Court Interpreter Manual and Code of Ethics (December 2008)

Schools/Colleges that offer Interpreting programs

Courtroom Team

Courtroom Resources:

Benchcard for Judges

Working with Interpreters-Tips

Tips for Remote Interpreting

Videos:

Working with Interpreters (view with Windows Media Player)

NYS Court Interpreters (run time: 30 minutes, WMV format - can be played in a variety of viewers)  Written Transcript

Cultural Misconceptions about Deaf People and the Challenge for the Courts (video from the Ohio Judicial System)

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Professional Associations and Groups:

American Translator Association

The American Association of Language Specialists

Consortium for Language Access in the Courts
(at the National Center for State Courts)

NAJIT

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Neighboring State and Federal Court Intepreting Programs:

New Jersey

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Ohio

US District Court, Southern District

Additional Links:

Ethnologue: Languages of the World

Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency

Translated information on the NY Courts' website

 

 

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Web page updated: January 23, 2012 - www.NYCOURTS.gov