by Mimi Moore | Feb 1, 2023 | Interpreting Services, Legal interpreting, Over-the-phone interpreting, Simultaneous Interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Language justice goes beyond language access, providing true equity for people who have limited English proficiency. Although language access — that is, enacting policies that ensure an individual’s access to important communications in their preferred language — is...
by Mimi Moore | Jan 18, 2023 | Interpreting Services, Translation, Translation Resources
Public transit is a major component of urban life. On any given weekday in the United States, city dwellers will board buses, light rails, subways, and other forms of public transportation around 34 million times, according to data from the American Public...
by Mimi Moore | Nov 2, 2022 | American Sign Language, Interpreting Services, Video remote interpreting
A sign language interpreter communicates between people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and those who have hearing. A sign language interpreter may be useful or required in many different settings, including healthcare, education, court, an office or other situations....
by Avantpage | Sep 21, 2022 | Interpreting Services, Legal interpreting, Legal translation
For individuals who are limited English proficient (LEP) or Deaf/hard-of-hearing and need to participate in a court hearing, they have the right to an interpreter in federal, state, and local courts. An interpreter is required to protect one’s basic constitutional...
by Avantpage | Aug 17, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Language barriers can come in many forms, and reducing language barriers in healthcare needs to be innovative and detailed. Immigrants and limited English proficient (LEP) individuals have historically been marginalized and discriminated against due to accents or...
by Avantpage | Aug 3, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Telehealth services can increase equitable healthcare or exacerbate disparities. Telehealth services needs grew exponentially during the pandemic: the number of Medicare visits handled through telehealth increased 63-fold, from 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020....
