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Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Are you giving everything you’ve got?
We can’t ask for more than we’re willing to give. This is a maxim for everything we do in life. A common outcry I hear more and more...
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Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 19, 20224 min read
Team Interpreting is a Matter of Due Process
“Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating based on national...
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Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 19, 20224 min read
The “Invisible” Interpreter
My master’s thesis was on the “invisible” women who cut sugar cane for a living in Puerto Rico during the 19th and 20th centuries. They...
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Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 19, 20223 min read
The Robot Interpreter
I recently heard a fellow interpreter on the witness stand for the first time. Of course, I was curious, and as I heard the first...
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Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Conferences are a true professional’s wonderland
I just attended the Arizona Translators and Interpreters (ATI) conference last weekend and am about to attend the Texas Judiciary...
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