Sign language interpreters say job can be 'emotional whiplash'

A new MA Interpreting course at Queen's University is preparing students for the increasing demand for interpreters.
The Connecticut Mirror

Interpreter shortage challenges appropriate medical care for deaf patients

Doreen Simons, a certified deaf interpreter, uses a video remote interpreting (VRI) service from her Farmington home. Melanie Stengel Credit: Melanie Stengel / C_HIT.org Deaf residents report frequent ...
The Michigan Daily

Bridging the language gap: Inside Michigan Medicine’s interpreter services

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook James Cech, American Sign Language interpreter at Michigan Medicine, interviews with The Michigan ...

AHN, Highmark Health Aim to Bridge Language Gaps in Health Care with New 'I Speak' Card Program

Allegheny Health Network (AHN), in partnership with its parent organization Highmark Health, today announced the launch of "I Speak," a c ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Alumna facilitates crucial conversations as medical interpreter

Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Medical interpretation services at Cooley Dickinson Hospital: The role of language access in advancing health equity and accessibility

Among many factors that determine an individual’s access to healthcare, the language of medicine stresses a fundamental distinction between communication and transaction. To access healthcare is to ...
Democrat and Chronicle

Job Opportunity: How to become a sign language interpreter

Interpreters convert information from one language to another — or, in the case of sign language interpreters, between spoken language and sign language. For the latter, they interpret both spoken ...