A Brief History of The Couch Series Since its debut in 2017, The Couch has been the place to provide our members with the space to discuss dilemmas, help one another, and network within our field. Past discussions have tackled ethical challenges, professional growth, and best practices, offering valuable... The post The Couch: Are “Translator Headphones” Giving You the Ick Too? appeared first on NAJIT.

“Your Honor, why don’t we have the interpreter read the script generated by Zoom?” This was a question that came up in one of my latest remote hearing cases. If that was not enough to surprise many of us who are court interpreters, the judge’s... The post Outed by AI? How to Right the Wrong appeared first on NAJIT.

We have all been there: tired and in need of a partner. Could there exist a machine that does the notetaking for me? I started to ponder about speech recognition many years ago when ASR (automatic speech recognition) was accessible via software (think Siri). I... The post Transcription In The Interpreting Profession: An Exciting Time To Be An Interpreter appeared first on NAJIT.

How could modern translations function without technology? There’s no denying the important role technology plays in our modern life. But it’s a double-edged sword since each new technological advancement poses a new risk to translators and interpreters: the possibility of one day being replaced by... The post Interpreting Into the Future: How Technology Shaped the Interpreting Industry appeared first on NAJIT.

The Couch is a place for readers to engage in stimulating discussion. The subject of this month’s Couch is… that’s right, the struggle for “work-life balance.” It seems that not even the best among us are able to perfectly discipline their use of digital tools.... The post The Couch – Techmology…. appeared first on NAJIT.

I like being tucked away in some nondescript area of a courtroom, where I can see and hear everyone but no one is paying attention to me, where I can have complete anonymity as my voice flows from a wireless microphone to a receiver in... The post Losing the Cloak of Invisibility appeared first on NAJIT.

Title VI was devised and implemented in the second third of the 20th century. Since then, our world has changed and so has our society. The demands and profiles of the services and tasks targeted by Title VI have also changed.

When quality and flexibility are common traits, cost becomes the deciding factor. The client's choice of platform was unconventional, but it proved itself.

"What do you do when the hard-of-hearing LEP individual you are interpreting for wears hearing aids but sill cannot hear you, what are your options?"