LOCAL UNION MEMBERS RATIFY FIRST EVER MEDICAL INTERPRETERS CONTRACT | BREAKING NEWS | Sky Valley Chronicle Washington State News. The WFSE says in combination with 2011 legislation, the interpreters’ contract “reforms an archaic and costly brokerage system where middlemen sap up millions of state and federal dollars before they ever get to interpreters providing the […]

The Auburn Plainsman – Slang has large impact on language.   “It should be used in informal conversation or when talking with your friends, with people who would understand the slang,” Harvey said. “It’s almost like an inside joke, not everyone understands it.”

Don’t kill the Oxford comma! – Grammar – Salon.com.   The last time the nerd community was this cruelly betrayed, George Lucas was sitting at his desk, thinking, “I shall call him Jar Jar.”

Fifth Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum Honors Industry Pioneers at Language Line Services and IMIA with Founders Awards – PR Newswire – sacbee.com. “With over 200 languages and dialects spoken in the United States, the need for language access continues to grow, especially in the healthcare industry. ” – Elena Langdon.

Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Colorado State Courts to Remove Language Barriers. “Justice cannot be served without access and effective communication. This agreement shows that, even in tough economic times, this core principle can and must be attained,” Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

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UCSF Medical Students Create Free Medical Translation App, Conquering Language Barriers to Patient Care | www.ucsf.edu.   “Ninety percent of diagnoses come from the patient’s self-reported medical history, so the ability to communicate is critical,” Blau said. “Time is not an asset doctors or patients have. You need that information when you need it.”

Clearwater festival brings music to deaf fans with stage-side sign-language-interpreters. “The best interpreters combine characteristics of an actor with those of a poet and emulate the performer’s body language.“

Of Localization, Interpreting, and “That Other Thing” Called Translation….   When it comes to events for LSPs, the conferences that focus on translation – or even mention translation in their names – appear to be few and far between. Those translation-focused gatherings that do exist are targeted primarily toward freelance translators.