by Giovanna Lester | Jun 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Preserving the Navajo Language, One Interpreter at a Time | UANews.org. The training includes an overview of legal procedures, which was taught by federally certified court Interpreters, university professors and attorneys. Students who committed to the 56-hour...
by Giovanna Lester | Jun 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
2,000 new expressions added to Japanese sign language dictionary – The Mainichi Daily News. The Japanese Federation of the Deaf has revised its “Shin-Nihongo Shuwa Jiten” (The new Japanese sign dictionary) for the first time in 14 years to...
by Giovanna Lester | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Program teaches interpreters how to translate medical jargon with sensitivity – JSOnline. “We want to provide interpreters because civil rights law dictates that we do. But more than that, there’s a lot of research that shows that service and...
by Giovanna Lester | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Business Owner’s Toolkit: Consider Hiring Your Children This Summer. By paying your children a salary for working in your business, rather than paying them an allowance, you are able to claim a business expense deduction for “compensation...
by Giovanna Lester | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
‘Celebrity Apprentice’: Jack Jason gives voice to Marlee Matlin but doesn’t talk over her – chicagotribune.com. “An interpreter is not an advantage; an interpreter is access.” Marlee Matlin
by Giovanna Lester | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
‘Run,’ a Verb for Our Frantic Times – NYTimes.com. [O.E.D. users] might think this word simply means “to go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or (in the case of many animals) all feet on the ground at the same time.” But no such luck:...
