The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold a public forum to hear diverse perspectives from those who may be affected by an employee or independent contractor classification. The goal is to establish “employee” and “independent contractor” […]
AATIA is offering three court interpreting webinars that will enable interpreters licensed by the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) to earn up to 8 hours of continuing education credit, including 2 hours of ethics education. Two of the webinars […]
Poet Amanda Gorman and her poem “The Hill We Climb” certainly made an impact during the presidential inauguration ceremony in January, but it also made headlines around the world for another reason: The media and experts widely discussed the question […]
Esther Diaz, an AATIA co-founder and certified healthcare interpreter, was interviewed in a recent “Business of Healthcare” podcast on the role of interpreters in the healthcare industry. Also featured was Manuel Higginbotham, language-access manager for the University of Texas Medical […]
AATIA will host/co-host three fabulous workshops on three Saturdays in June. First up will be an ATA certification exam preparation workshop on June 8th. Co-hosted by the American Translators Association (ATA), the Houston Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA), and AATIA, […]
Beat the heat and join us this coming Saturday, July 9th, for an interesting afternoon with your AATIA colleagues in the air-conditioned comfort of the Austin City Hotel. Our July general meeting will feature presentations by translator, interpreter trainer and […]
This JBCC-approved workshop will feature 8 hours of training, including the mandatory ethics training, enabling court interpreters licensed by the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) to fulfill their entire continuing education requirement for the year. Note-taking for Court Interpreters will be […]
AATIA will offer a court interpreting workshop approved by the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) on August 6th, 2016. Our presenters will be Eta Trabing and Maurine McLean. Jeff Rinard of JBCC will also be on hand to answer […]
Those who attend our general meeting on March 12th are in for a real treat! Rita Pavone, a certified crisis management specialist and Core Certification Healthcare Interpreter, will kick off our program with a presentation on navigating the pitfalls of […]
More than 40 members and friends came out on a drizzly Saturday afternoon to hear presenters Esther Diaz and Marco Hanson at our last bimonthly general meeting on November 14th. Esther updated us on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee […]