The Alberta Court Interpreters Association (ACIA) is in need of lawyers to participate in mock trials for Summer Training: Interpreters for Legal Settings.
This 5-day workshop (August 17 – 21, 2016), focuses on an overview of the criminal, family, and civil courts; terminology and processes embedded in these areas; skill development activities facilitated by interpreter educators and lawyers; and mock trial experiences.
Topics
The ACIA will hold mock trials on the following topics:
- Assault;
- Custody;
- Impaired Driving, Refusing to Blow; and
- Sexual Assault.
Presenters
Debra Russell is an ASL-English interpreter and interpreter educator from Calgary who has been interpreting for 30 years in a range of medical, legal, mental health and employment settings. Debra is also a founding member of the Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada (AVLIC) and the Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Alberta (ASLIA). In 2011, she was elected President of the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) and is also the Open Forum Editor for the International Journal of Interpreter Education (IJIE).
ACIA Secretary, Alex Zisman is a Spanish-English court interpreter, translator, and editor who was accredited as a Court Interpreter by the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario in 1986. He also obtained Interpreter Certification from Employment and Immigration Canada/Immigration and Refugee Board in 1992. He has worked as an interpreter for the Department of Justice Canada, the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Amnesty International, Legal Aid Alberta, and the Province of Alberta.
Registration
Click here for more information, including prices, registration forms, and pre-requisites for participation in ACIA’s Summer Training workshop.
For registration inquiries, contact Alex Zisman.
If you want LESA’s help to raise awareness about an upcoming event relevant to the Alberta legal community, contact Andrea Maltais, Communications Coordinator.
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