Have you heard the news? Only July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to Section 1557, which is the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With respect to language access in healthcare, it’s the law that currently requires the use of qualified interpreters and translators…
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Subscribe * indicates required First Name Last Name Email Address * Your Language Pairs (do not use abbreviations) Interpretation Medium TelephoneVideoIn-personBoth in-person and remoteBoth video and telephoneNone, I do not work as an interpreter (yet) Years of interpreting experience 0-3 years3-5 years5-10 years+10 years What are your interpreting specializations? Medical Educational Legal Social services Community…
First Remote Interpreters of the Americas Meeting!
In March 2022 we had our first meeting for the *Remote Interpreters of the Americas Workgroup.* It was very interesting to solve ethical dilemmas specific to remote interpretation! We discussed topics such as * Post-session with the provider during remote interpretation * How to intervene when the flow of the communication is hindered by one…