More controversy for Linguistica International
Telephone interpreting (OPI) provider Linguistica International Inc has found itself in the hot seat again — this time in Michigan.
In January and February, MultiLingual...
Apple to provide interpreters in stores
International tech company Apple plans to up the availability of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in its stores, reports information site iLounge. In the...
New Medical Interpreter Law Proposed
In the United States, there's already a federal law stating hospitals have to provide equal language access to limited English proficient (LEP) patients —...
US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges
Imagine you're translating highly confidential wiretaps for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The wiretaps are perfectly legal. They're actually part of a multi-year...
Fake Interpreter Going to Prison
Mirwais Patang is not an interpreter, but he's now facing two years in prison for pretending to be one.
When Patang was 18, The Evening...
New research on hospital interpreter use
The evidence that professional interpreters improve patient health is overwhelming — so why don't more American health care facilities provide interpreters? Two new studies...
Are conditions safe for legal interpreters?
MultiLingual has often reported on the health risks medical interpreters face working on site during the covid-19 pandemic. But what about legal interpreters?
Los Angeles...
Hospital adapts language plan after LEP deaths
Latino patients who don't speak English are 35 percent more likely to die from covid-19, Brigham and Women’s Hospital research suggests. Located in Boston,...
Biden Administration shifts White House ASL Policy
On the fifth day of its operation, the Biden administration announced that it is adding a sign language interpreter to its daily press briefings...