Professional Language Services Supports Access and Equity Season’s greetings to you and yours. The past year has seen tremendous uncertainty and change throughout the world
Professional Language Services Supports Access and Equity Season’s greetings to you and yours. The past year has seen tremendous uncertainty and change throughout the world
Professional Interpreters Work Statewide with Teachers, Administrators and School Staff Minnesota’s K-12 academic year is underway, and schools are preparing for their fall Parent-Teacher conferences.
Dual Language Accuracy and Cultural Awareness Benefit Students The need for language access support in all areas of education continues to grow, and research shows participation in
Interpreters Provide Language Support for Students and Families Minnesota’s 2024-25 academic year kicks off this month, and K-12 schools throughout the state are preparing for
Interpreting and Translation Services Support Community Engagement Hennepin County’s 2021 Climate Action Plan outlines strategies and goals to address greenhouse gas emissions and the disproportionate and
Members of Workforce with Limited English Proficiency Benefit from Access to Interpreters The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) data shows Minnesota’s agricultural
The State of Minnesota’s Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) oversees legislative commissions, joint agencies, boards and coordinates diversity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts across the Minnesota Legislature.
We celebrate the beginning of the New Year and all the hope and opportunities it offers, while we pause and reflect on our milestones and
Language Access Impacts Health Outcomes The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the 2010 health care reform law that addresses health insurance coverage, health care
The Minnesota Department of Health has identified a continued shortage of primary and related health care providers. It has highlighted Community Paramedicine as one of
Hyatt is a global hospitality company, with a portfolio of more than 1,150 hotel and properties in 70 countries across six continents. This globalization is
Minnesota welcomed over 1300 Afghan evacuees as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) Minnesota. Global nonprofit Alight (formerly the American Refugee Committee) and four other local
Interpreters Partner with Federal, State and Local Officials We were delighted to participate in a community meeting as a part of U.S. Department of Education
Simultaneous interpreting is a mode of spoken language support and is done at the same time as another speaker. This method differs from consecutive interpreting,
Increased Hiring for Interpreters and Translators Projected The global economy continues to drive demand for multilingual workers and local conditions for language services change rapidly.
Interpreters Support Language Access Plans More than 800,000 Minnesota K-12 students begin their summer break this month, including over 70,000 identified as English Language Learners
Ramsey County held its 2024-25 Biennial Budget Information and Listening Session last month at the Union Depot in St. Paul. Our interpreters provided live simultaneous
St. Catherine University Hosts Community Event with Local Afghans St. Catherine University held the third installment of its Women of Color Leadership Series last month,
The need for spoken language services in the U.S. is driven by many factors including increased globalization, migration, and refugee resettlement. Schools, healthcare systems, law
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is legally mandated to ensure language access for K-12 public and charter school Limited English Proficient (LEP) students and their families.
Professional Language Services – 2022 The past 12 months have presented both challenges and opportunities for our language services team and the entire industry. As
Document Translation and Interpreting Play Essential Role The State of Minnesota welcomed 1,363 Afghan evacuees between September 2021 and September 2022 as part of Operation
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is legally mandated to ensure language access for public and charter school Limited English Proficient (LEP) students and their
The recent, well-publicized reports of Venezuelan migrants being transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard detail that local officials had no advance notice. The community responded quickly
As Minnesota’s K-12 academic year begins, school districts throughout the state will be preparing for and providing language access to their growing multilingual student communities.
The state of Minnesota and local resettlement agencies have welcomed an estimated 1400 Afghan evacuees over the past year. Transitional housing for these displaced individuals
Dari and Pashto Interpreters Assist Evacuees with Immigration Process The U.S. immigration system is complex and can be difficult to understand, and even more challenging
Extra Language Support Provided to Newly Resettled Afghan Students Minnesota K-12 students around the state begin their summer breaks this month. Schools have faced a
Language Interpreters May Be Vulnerable to Work-Related Trauma May is Mental Health Awareness month, and a reminder that mental health is essential to overall health.
Industry Leaders Address Language Justice The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recent webinar, “Promoting Environmental and Occupational and Public Health through Language Justice”
Our Local Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Tajik Interpreters Respond Minnesota has welcomed over 1300 Afghan evacuees as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) MN and
Interpreting is much more than the simple exchange of words. Highly skilled interpreters understand the communicative process and intent of a language interaction and manage
I hope that this message finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. The past two years have been difficult for so many, and
Training International Health Providers Improves Refugee Outcomes The state of Minnesota has a long history of welcoming refugees and immigrants. The health and safety of
Cultural Competence Critical to Managing Volatile Platform Posts The Facebook Papers are dominating the news cycle. The papers are a summary of internal documents leaked
Interpreters and Translators Among Those Arriving at End of Month We are ready to receive our professional colleagues and their families. An estimated 50,000 Afghan
A patient-centered, holistic communication model is optimal for LEP communities Healthcare is increasingly diverse and multilingual, and spoken language interpreting and translation services are now
Interpreting and translation services can bridge gap in workforce language skills Essential services including the healthcare, legal and education sectors predict an increase in demand
Clients benefit when interpreters demonstrate cultural awareness What is cultural competence? Our highly skilled interpreters bring cultural competence to every client interaction, and consistently strive
According to Ethnologue, 7,151 languages are currently spoken throughout the world, and as the world changes, so do languages. Some are endangered, while others are
We are grateful to our partner, Hennepin Healthcare, for including medical interpreters as frontline healthcare workers! Dr. Veronica (Maria) Svetaz describes why she is getting the
Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters – CCHI is sharing a COVID-19 Update with M Health Fairview and Susana Nava at M Health Fairview: Congrats to staff interpreters Susana N. & Susy
There is more to the skill of interpretation and translation than being bilingual. As a profession, interpretation and translation rely more on a fundamental understanding