Imagine you are in a foreign country where another language is spoken that you do not know. Imagine going to a medical appointment and not being able to understand the majority…
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I remember it like it was yesterday. It was circa 2008 and I was working as a Spanish medical interpreter in Portland, Oregon. I remember accepting my very first onsite…
What does raising the standard of excellence in interpretation look like, especially for a medical or healthcare interpreter? Expert trainer and Certified Interpreter Eliana Lobo discusses how to raise the…
Linguava announces the appointment of Julie Gebron, M.Ed. to lead and grow the company’s American Sign Language (ASL) services department. Julie has spent her career committed to creating health equity…
What do you do to prepare before any interpretation appointment? Check out what conference interpreter and interpreter trainer Darinka Mangino does and how any interpreter can apply the SPEAKING…
According to the National Center for Biotechnology (NCBI) patients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, as well as patients who are determined to be Limited English Proficient (LEP) are…
Q&A with Medical Interpreter Piyawee Ruenjinda Q: How did you get started as an interpreter? A: My initial motivations were (1) looking for an employment status change from an employee…
Born and raised in Malaysian Borneo, award-winner Lillian A. Tsai is a consultant, facilitator, trainer, coach, and keynote speaker on cross-cultural fluency, intercultural communications, diversity, equity, and inclusion….
What does equity mean? Is it the same thing as equality or does it mean something more? In the context of a group of people, Merriam-Webster defines equity as justice…
Imagine your first interpreter experience being for the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. That is exactly how Melissa’s interpreter career began many years ago. Since then she has gained invaluable…
