A 911 dispatcher in Orlando, Florida is under investigation for not transferring a Spanish-speaking caller to a language translator in a local food truck slaying Mireya Maria Averado, 65, was shot and killed during a robbery of her food truck early Sun…

A new study suggests that having professional language translators for non-English speaking patients in hospital emergency rooms can help limit potentially dangerous miscommunication, the consequences of which could even be life threateningThe study, c…

Innovative program offers economically disadvantaged multilingual women a way out of homelessness and poverty through the use of their language skillsWith the need for bilingual translators on the rise, a new nonprofit called Found in Translation is of…

Attendees to focus on improving language access and patient safety National and international leaders, advocates and other stakeholders in the medical interpreting industry will gather on Monday, April 30, 2012, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 6th Annual Na…

Language interpreters, especially those who interpret less-spoken languages, often have fascinating life histories.Local newspapers have been publishing plenty of articles the past few years about medical interpreters and how they started their careers…

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters will soon be developing its exam in Arabic and Mandarin.“The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) recently received a $308,750 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foun…

Providing language interpretation services can be a key to getting injured workers back on the job.Language interpretation services in medical settings are clearly desirable for L.E.P. (Limited English Proficiency) patients, as we have discussed many t…

Nearly 1 million children in the British school system are not native English speakers.In Europe, Britain is often held up as a model of a multicultural society. The model is being strained, however, by the number of schoolchildren who speak English as…

Not all cultures readily recognize Alzheimer’s disease as a medical condition, as one family’s story reveals. Last week, we cited an excellent article from The Bay Citizen that emphasized the growing need for health care language services in America’s…

Not all cultures readily recognize Alzheimer’s disease as a medical condition, as one family’s story reveals.Last week, we cited an excellent article from The Bay Citizen that emphasized the growing need for health care language services in America’s a…