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InterpretAmerica's signature blog tracked trends and developments in the interpreting profession for a decade. Explore more than 180 blog posts that reflect 10 years of the evolution of our profession.
Collaboration: The Key To Interpreting's Future
By Katharine Allen Published: 22 May 2013 Of all the changes technology is bringing, the ability to collaborate on much grander scales is...
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[Canadian] Interpreters call on government to scrap automated hiring system
Sep 20, 2016 / by Katharine Allen From CBC News Ottawa... Article Excerpt: Professional interpreters are urging the federal government to...
LanguageLine’s New Owner Says Tech Will Not Replace Interpreters
Aug 30, 2016 / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From Slator... Article Excerpt: By selling to French call center operator...
An Unpaid Debt to Afghan Interpreters
Feb 17, 2016 8:36:20 AM / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From the New York Times... Article Excerpt: Last fall, Congress made a...
The Language Barrier Is About to Fall. Really?
Feb 2, 2016 / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From the Wall Street Journal... Article excerpt :Â It used to be the case when I...
For Help on Camera and Off, MLB Orders Interpreters for Latino Players
Jan 15, 2016 / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From The New York Times... Article excerpt: In April 2014, Michael Pineda, the Yankees...
Nigerien, Malian soldiers aid U.S. Army's language-translation technology
Dec 4, 2015 / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From www.army.mil Article abstract:Â ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Dec. 2, 2015) -- The...
Buyer Beware: Two Not-So-Laughable Google Translate Stories
Nov 4, 2015 / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From The Guardian... Google Translate error sees Spanish town advertise clitoris...
This new smart glove can turn sign language into text and speech
Oct 20, 2015 / by Katharine Allen From Science Alert news... Article Excerpt:Â Sign language has helped the hearing-impaired communicate...
Immigration Courts Could Lose A Third Of Their Interpreters
Oct 7, 2015 / by Katharine Allen & Barry S. Olsen From BuzzFeed News... Article Excerpt: Interpreters across the country are refusing to...
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