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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...
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Language Access hearings set to begin Monday
Photo by Dean Coppola. SAN FRANCISCO _ The first hearing to seek the public’s input in providing meaningful access to justice to those who are not fluent in English is scheduled for Monday. About 20...
View ArticleLanguage access hearing focuses on interpreting in civil court and VRI
SACRAMENTO _ CFI representatives urged the state’s Language Access Group to use video remote interpreter only for controlled interactions between two speakers and to focus its efforts on developing a...
View ArticlePurple Bargaining Update # 15
SAN FRANCISCO _ Slight progress was made as Purple and ASLIU negotiators met recently for the first time since November. The meeting last week, scheduled at the union’s request, began with ASLIU...
View ArticleInterpreter Certification Petition
Our colleagues working in Chicago area courts need your help. Please sign their petition. Language shall not be a barrier to any individual’s access to the courts system, according to federal law. Cook...
View ArticleMarine captain refused to leave Afghan interpreter behind
San Jose Mercury News BERKELEY — Long after completing a 2010 tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Capt. Adrian Kinsella felt haunted by the sense that he didn’t uphold a core military commitment: Leave...
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California Language Access Plan draft available for comment
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...
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An interpreter facilitates a family’s closure
The following is a FaceBook post from Federally and California Certified interpreter Mylene Green working in Riverside Superior Court. Mylene Green is a Federal and CA State Certified Interpreter. I...
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Sign The Petition To Raise the CA Courts Interpreter Per Diem Rates
TTIG Gathers signatures in support of Raising the Interpreter Per Diem Rates in California Courts. Those of us who contract with the California Courts have probably heard that the employees in Regions...
View ArticleA Brief Guide to Workers’ Comp Legislation SB863
SB863 is an ambitious set of reforms to the CA Workers Comp system that has been passed into law and is designed to implement broad reductions in the direct costs to Insurance Carriers. The DIR...
View ArticleL A Times Reports on Language Access Plan in California
11/04/14 – The Los Angeles Times reports on the call for compliance from the US Department of Justice and the California Judicial Council’s response. Both CFI (California Federation of Interpreters)...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Judicial Council approves Language Access Plan
SACRAMENTO _ Judicial Council members approved a statewide language access plan (LAP) on Thursday that includes a Video Remote Interpreting pilot program while also seeking to address the US Department...
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