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Interpreters

Resources & Associations

For information on careers in literary translation, contact the American Literary Translators Association.
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
The University of Arizona
1230 N. Park Avenue, #205
Tucson, AZ, 85721-0014
Tel: (520) 621-1757
Email: info@literarytranslators.org
https://www.literarytranslators.org/

For more on the interpreting and translating professions, including information on accreditation, contact the American Translators Association.
American Translators Association (ATA)
211 N. Union St., Suite 100
Alexandria, VA, 22314-2643
Tel: (703) 683-6100
Email: ata@atanet.org
https://www.atanet.org

For information on education and careers, visit Discover Interpreting's Web site.
Discover Interpreting
http://www.discoverinterpreting.org

AIIC is the only global association of conference interpreters. Since the very early days of modern conference interpreting, AIIC has promoted high standards of quality and ethics in the profession and represented the interests of its practitioners.
International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)
46 Avenue Blanc
Geneva, Switzerland, CH - 1202
Tel: +41 22 908 15 40
https://aiic.org

The Interpreters Guild of America is a union organization that is part of the Communications Workers of America.
Interpreters Guild of America (IGA)
c/o CWA
501 3rd St., NW
Washington, DC, 20001-2760
https://cwalocals.org/interpreters-guild-america

For more information on court interpreting and certification, contact the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators.
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
5554 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA, 30342-4815
Tel: (517) 897-9032
https://www.najit.org

Learn more about careers in interpreting by visiting Web site archive of the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers.
National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers (NCIEC)
http://www.interpretereducation.org

For information on careers, contact the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care.
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC)
5614 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 119
Washington, DC, 20015-2604
Tel: (202) 505-1537
Email: info@ncihc.org
https://www.ncihc.org

The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf provides information on interpreter training programs for working with the deaf and certification.
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
PO Box 17581
Alexandria, VA, 22216-7581
Tel: (703) 838-0030
https://www.rid.org

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