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Japanese trial of claimed Somali pirates raises interpretation issues
When defendants speak Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, Korean, Swahili or Tagalog, interpreters in Japan’s courts are ready to help them understand and be understood. But a lack of Somali interpreters...
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‘Threatened with death for helping Swedes’
The government has refused to grant asylum to local interpreters working for the Swedish army in Afghanistan, arguing that all asylum seekers should receive equal treatment. When Swedish forces...
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Language barriers mean more foreign nurses taking easier assistant nurse exam
Indonesian and Filipino nurses who came to Japan through an economic partnership agreement (EPA) to become licensed nurses are increasingly choosing to take the easier assistant nursing examinations...
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TRADOC general tells students language is “life skill”
Published on Mar 15, 2013 The deputy commanding general of the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command, LTG David Halverson, told service members studying Chinese at the Defense Language Institute Foreign...
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A need for more interpreters in Valley via The Fresno Bee
By Barbara Anderson – The Fresno Bee In the San Joaquin Valley, where roughly one in five people aren’t fluent in English, providing health care interpreters is a challenge — and could get worse under...
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Protection of minority languages is a human rights obligation, UN expert says
Rita Izsák, UN Independent Expert on minority issues. Photo: OHCHR 12 March 2013 – Half of the world’s estimated 6,000-plus languages will likely die out by the end of the century without urgent...
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Washington State Senate considers raising interpreters standards
It has been enlightening for me as I work with the deaf and hard of hearing community about raising standards for delivering interpreter services. Not only are they passionate about providing better...
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Lawmakers push to unionize, regulate Medi-Cal #interpreters via The Tribune
Thousands of Medi-Cal medical interpreters would have the right to join a public employees union and collectively bargain with the state under a legislative push to regulate that profession. Assembly...
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Health care centers’ workers also serve as interpreters via Merced Sun-Star
By YESENIA AMARO Merced Sun-Star Using interpreters to help deliver medical care can be costly, so area health centers have taken different routes to bridge the language gap. At Golden Valley...
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Language barriers for gap between cops, expats
Cops need to change their attitude KUWAIT CITY, March 27 : In this week’s online poll, the Arab Times looked at ways of bettering relations between the police and public. Voters mainly blamed language...
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California may provide interpreters for patients on Medi-Cal #interpreters
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Program assistant Mayra Dittman (L) helps Juanita Gilbert get up to walk at the Lifelong Medical Marin Adult Day Health Care Center on February 10, 2011 in Novato,...
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What if this were you? Shared by Tina Pena, Chair at National Board of...
Filed under: California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA), International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA), Interpreter Careers, Language Access, Language Barriers, Language...
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One in ten Brits miss out on holidays due to language barriers via...
The British are stereotypically notorious for refusing to use the ‘local lingo’, but a new report has revealed that one in ten UK tourists have missed out on visiting a given destination due to...
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Lawmakers Consider Bill to Create Health Care Interpreters Program
(Sacramento, CA) Tuesday, April 02, 2013 Ellen Wu of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network says everyone who has health insurance in California is already guaranteed language interpretation. But in...
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Court interpreting service misses 98% target #uk #interpreters via BBC News
The company running the privatised court interpreter service in England and Wales has missed targets in its first year, figures show. Private contractor Capita aims to meet 98% of interpreter requests...
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New Zealand withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, grants Afghan interpreters...
By Associated Press, Published: April 4 BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — New Zealand has withdrawn its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan. The South Pacific nation had stationed about 145 soldiers in...
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Online translation on the rise, changing lives via AP News
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Or, like Phillip and Niki Smith in...
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How to overcome language barriers in healthcare? –via Onmedica
Good communication is a crucial factor in the provision of effective health care, and language barriers can play a major role in restricting patient access to health and social care services. However,...
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Wrong time to add expense of medical interpreter bill OUR VIEW –The Modesto Bee
Assembly Bill 1263 by Speaker John A. Pérez seeks to improve and expand medical interpreter services for Medi-Cal patients. Access to care can be difficult if patients don’t speak English well....
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Lionbridge Interpretations Manager for Ireland & UK: Don’t Spread Word about...
Lionbridge Interpretations Manager for Ireland & UK: Don’t Spread Word about Lionbridge Deal with the EOIR Posted on April 10, 2013 by No Peanuts! for Translators After a member of a Dublin-based...
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