Tools for Interpreters
Sample Exams and Test Questions for Prospective Interpreters
Oral Language Exam (practice video and sample sight translations)
Online Multilingual Language Access Training
Essential Dictionaries for Court Interpreters
Interpreter's Checklist - do and don't list
Study Guide References (provided by the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts)
UCS Court Interpreter Manual and Code of Ethics (updated October 2020)
Schools/Colleges that offer Interpreting programs
New York State (NYS) Test Guides & Resource Booklets for State Examinations
New Mexico Center for Language Access
We are New York-videos to practice English
The Interpreter's gym (audios to practice interpreting)
Courtroom Resources:
ASL Virtual Interpretation Guide
ASL Virtual Interpretation Information Sheet
Cart/Realtime in the Virtual Courtroom Guide
Working with Interpreters-Tips
Letter dated April 11, 2017 from Chief Administrative Judge Marks (for advocates and attorneys)
Videos:
UCS Judge's Guide to Working with Court Interpreters Video; 18 minutes | Transcript
Cultural Misconceptions about Deaf People and the Challenge for the Courts (video from the Ohio Judicial System)
Professional Associations and Groups:
American Translator Association
The American Association of Language Specialists
Consortium for Language Access in the Courts
(at the National Center for State Courts)
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Neighboring State and Federal Court Interpreting Programs:
US District Court, Southern District
Additional Links:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency
NYS UCS Limited English Proficiency Report
Translated information on the NY Courts' website
