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Northern California court interpreters reach deal with raises
Some 50 interpreters made up the Watch and Support Committee on bargaining days. SAN FRANCISCO _ Interpreters in the greater San Francisco Bay Area reached an agreement with the courts that calls for...
View ArticleCFI member’s work delves into Spanish’s dialectal variations
You may know how to say “to make your bed” or “clear the table” in Spanish. But do you know the variations of those phrases evident in many of the 20 Spanish-speaking countries? California Federation...
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CFI and TTIG make recommendations to state Language Access Group
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...
View ArticleNAJIT, CFI speak out in Illinois case of victim denied interpreter
The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators is speaking out about an Illinois sexual assault case in which the court failed to provide the victim with an interpreter. The charge...
View ArticleCFI Representatives Speak on Interpreter Policy and Budget Issues
Representatives from the California Federation of Interpreters participated in the most recent Judicial Council meeting, during which the Council approved expenditure of the interpreter budget surplus...
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An Update from TTIG
Hello Colleagues! I wanted to update you on the latest TTIG news. I recently gave two presentations at the Deposition Reporters Association Convention about how we can best work with one another....
View ArticleCalifornia court interpreters speak up for language access at series of state...
A series of hearings are focusing public attention on gaps in language access in California courts. Tuesday, the language-access working group convened by California’s Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye...
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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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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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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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