Interpreting Services

All languages – All fields – Nationwide

Interpreting involves a person facilitating oral communication between people who do not share a common language. At ATS, we provide interpreters of all languages and for any purpose – and the know how, experience and resources to meet your needs.

Examples include arbitration, depositions, statements, teleconferences and trials, as well as medical appointments like exam and treatment, AME, IME and QME.


American Sign Language (ASL) Services

Every country has its own mean of interpreting and communicating with the deaf.

icon-alsIn the United States, American Sign Language or ASL is the legal language recognized.  ASL is the third most used language in the United States today. It is estimated that up to 2 million people in the US use ASL as their primary language.

America Translating Services specializes in coordinating the ASL interpreters for the legal, medical and business settings.  Whether in the courtroom, in a deposition, an investigation, and medical or business settings, a certified or qualified interpreter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially is employee for an effective communication.

The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf RID certifies and requires the interpreters to follow the RID Code of Professional Conduct and ethical behavior within the profession.

Level 1 – Interpreters are able to interpret so as to convey the content of the message in most situations omitting legal, serious medical or mental health.

Level 2 – Intermediate interpreters are able to interpret a significant portion of the message clearly. They are able to function in many situations meaningfully and receptively.

Level 3 and 4 – Interpreters are not considered as possessing adequate skills to be deemed qualified for most interpreting assignments.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) certifies Level V (Master) and Level IV (Advanced).

Level V – The Level V Certification indicates that the interpreter is a master interpreter. The interpreter very rarely demonstrates difficulty in any interpreting situation.

Level IV (Advanced) – The Level IV Certification indicates that the interpreter is an advanced interpreter. The interpreter does very well in voice-to-sign. The interpreter demonstrates little difficulty in sign-to-voice. The interpreter may demonstrate peculiarities in sign style, choice of signs used; however, the interpreter demonstrates the skill necessary for just about any interpreting situation.

While all language interpreting is mentally taxing, sign language interpreting adds a physical dimension due to its nature as a visual language. As a result, for many interpreting assignments, sign language interpreters work in pairs. Team interpreters alternate interpreting duties to reduce mental and physical fatigue, reduce the potential for errors in the interpretation by monitoring and making adjustments as necessary to ensure accuracy.

The Judicial Branch of California Certified & Registered Language List 15 Languages cer-fied by the California Courts

American Sign Language (ASL)
Arabic
Armenian (Eastern)
Armenian (Western)
Cantonese
Japanese
Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Mandarin
Portuguese
Punjabi
Russian
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese

144 Languages registered by the California Courts

Afrikaans
Afghani
Albanian
Amharic
Amuzgo
Aramaic
Assyrian
Azerbaijani, North
Azerbaijani, South
Bari
Basque
Belarusan
Bemba
Bengali
Bhojpuri
Bicolano
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Burmese
Catalan
Cebuano
Chaldean
Chamorro
Chaochow
ChaNno
Chinanteco
Chinese Sign Lang
Chol, Tumbala
Chuukese
Cora, El Nayar
CroaNan
Czech
Danish Dari
Dinka
Dutch
FanN / Twi
Farsi / Persian
Fijian
Fijian Hindustani
Finnish
French
Fukienese
Fuzhou
Gai
Georgian
German
Greek
GujaraN
HaiNan Creole
Hakka
Harianvi
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Igbo
Ilocano
Ilonggo
Indonesian
Italian
Jamaican
Kanjobal
Karen, Pa’o
Kashmiri
Khmu
Kinaraya-a
Kurdish
Lahu
Lao
Lingala
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Malay
Malayalam
Lam
Mandingo
Marshallese
Maya
Mien
Mixteco (Alto/Bajo)
Mongolian
Montenegrin
Nahuatl
Nepali
Nigerian
Norwegian
Nuer
Oromo
Palauan
Pampango
Pangasinan
Pashto
Persian Afgh
Persioan, Iran
Persian, Tajikistan
Polish
Punjabi
Q’anjob’al
Quiche
Rajasthani
Romanian
Rundi
Sambal
Samoan
Sanskrit
Serbian
Shanghainese
Shilluk
Sichuan
Sinhalese
Slovak
Slovene
Somali
Swahili
Swedish
Tacuate
Taiwanese
Tajiki
Tamil
Tarasco
Telogu
Thai
Tibetan
Tigre
Tigrinya
Toisanese
Tojolabal
Tongan
Triqui
Trukese Tunisian
Turkish
Twi
Tzotzil
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek Northern
Visayan
Wolof
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zapoteco
Zulu

8 Languages certified by the State Personnel Board Administrative Hearing and Medical Certifications

Arabic
Cantonese
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese