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Oregon Awards Grant to National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters for Test Expansion in Five Additional Languages

Three years later, District finally to enforce language access law

  • By: Washington Examiner
  • 12/28/2010
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Hospital now has access to translation services

  • By: Local Leamington News
  • 12/21/2010
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Government Agencies Across Texas Get Access to Nation’s Top Language Services Provider

Litigants without English deserve interpreters

Word Lens Magically Translates Words Before Your Eyes

Cultural barriers

As Koreans Pour In, a Town Is Remade

Language Access Program Coordinator Position

LSC Awards New Round of Technology Grants

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 12/15/2010
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Cut could eliminate interpreters for thousands

Children Lead the Way in Immigrant Families

Filipinos sue CA hospital over English-only rule

Ky.. sees 35K cases a year that require interpreters

  • By: Bowling Green Daily News
  • 12/06/2010
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Foreign language interpretation in Utah courts

Limited English Proficient Clients Face Daunting Challenges even with Broad Legal Protections

Conference Promotes Access for Language-Learners

  • By: University of Arizona
  • 12/01/2010
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ACLU files complaint over state police interpreter use

  • By: The Providence Journal
  • 11/30/2010
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Misinterpretation: Crisis in Canadian court interpreting

  • By: The Lawyers Weekly
  • 11/30/2010
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Language Access Network Receives Federal Therapeutic Discovery Grant Recognizing Industry Leaders Improving Health Outcomes

Utah courts may ask litigants to pay for interpreters

  • By: Salt Lake Tribunal
  • 11/30/2010
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Court Rules That Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have A Constitutional Right To Court Interpreters

Grant will help bridge language barrier

  • By: The Downey Patriot
  • 11/23/2010
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Audit Says Police Fall Short in Providing Interpreters

Pay hikes for Colo. court interpreters questioned

Monitors say Bay Area could improve voting accessibility for non-English speakers

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 11/16/2010
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Hospitals consult roster for interpreters

Legal advocates examine language barriers in court

Transit Court to Provide Interpreters by Phone

10th Year Anniversary of Trafficking Victims Protection Act

  • By: Department of Justice
  • 11/02/2010
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National Board Marks One Year Anniversary of National Certification Becoming Available for Medical Interpreters

Language Line Powered Up

State holds Dialogos event in Fairmont City to discuss concerns of Latinos

Lawless Courts

Medical interpreters critical in health care

  • By: Democrat and Chronicle.com
  • 10/21/2010
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Employees of Latino Civil Rights Organizations

  • By: Department of Justice
  • 10/21/2010
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Language Services Associates Launches Mobile Application for the iPhone and Android Devices

UNHCR slams migrant conditions

Company Develops Medical Language Translation Application

  • By: Inside Indiana Business Report
  • 10/18/2010
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When Silence is Golden: Interpreters and Asylum

WomensLaw.org Hiring in NYC

  • By: National Network to End Domestic Violence
  • 10/13/2010
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Bilingual Attorney Position NY

Justice must be available to all, regardless of their income

Presentation: Sprint Broadband for Legal Services Programs NOT funded by LSC (September 2010)

Hospitals' survey targets disparities

Specialists’ Help at Court Can Come With a Catch

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/09/2010
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Patient-Provider Language Barriers Linked to Worse Diabetes Control

Adventist Health System Partners with Language Line Services to Bolster Language Access for Limited English Speaking Patients

Law Students Going Mobile to Do Pro Bono

Job Posting for Clinical Instructor

  • By: International Human Rights Law Clinic, Berkeley, CA
  • 10/07/2010
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Hospitals Must Overcome Language Barriers to Save Lives, Cut Costs

Language Line Services Plans to Expand Workforce for Second Time in 2010

Tech Tools help legal services providers learn from each other

  • By: Silicon Valley Foundation
  • 10/05/2010
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On English speakers draining court funds

  • By: Pharos Tribune Indiana
  • 10/04/2010
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LANA Celebrates International Translation and Interpretation Day

Case delayed over defendant’s native tongue

  • By: The Daily American
  • 09/30/2010
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 9/29/10

  • By: White House Press Release
  • 09/30/2010
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 9/29/10

Language Line Services Champions Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Efforts in More Than 170 Languages for Fifth Year

Demand for translating, interpreting services is growing

Language barrier keeps some Tennesseans from getting justice

Speaking in Tongues: Bilingual Education and Immigrant Communities

Transit Court Should Have Translators, Group Says

Interpreters say "YES" to WFSE/AFSCME with overwhelming 95% vote

Census: 1 in 7 Americans live in poverty

Statement by LSC Chairman On New Federal Poverty Data

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 09/16/2010
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County Commissioners Approve Language Access Plan, NC

  • By: The Daily Southener
  • 09/16/2010
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Diversity provides healthcare challenges for New Jersey

  • By: New Jersey Hospital Association
  • 09/16/2010
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U.S. Circuit Court Rules Against Illegal Immigration Laws

At Hospitals, New Methods With a Focus on Diversity

Google Announces: Health Speaks

  • By: Global Watch Tower
  • 09/07/2010
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Weigh In: Emergency broadcasting in other languages

Google: we'll ban sites that use extensive machine translation

Two Noted Healthcare Language Access Advocates Join Language Line Services

  • By: Language Line Services
  • 08/31/2010
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OH: Secretary Of State Says She Supports Bilingual Ballots

AAJC Commemorates Anniversary of Language-Assistance Order

  • By: Asian American Justice Center
  • 08/23/2010
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Lack of translators makes oil spill claims process arduous for Southeast Asian immigrants

Better Than FaceTime? Researchers Test New Mobile Technology for Deaf

OR: Law requires language help to non-English speakers even in less diverse areas

DOJ Letter from Tom Perez to Chief Justices and Court Administrators

  • By: Department of Justice
  • 08/18/2010
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2010 Immigration-Related Laws and Resolutions in the States (January-June 2010)

  • By: National Conference of State Legislatures
  • 08/03/2010
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APA Article: Impact of Patient Language Proficiency and Interpreter Service Use on the Quality of Psychiatric Care: A Systematic Review

  • By: American Psychiatric Association
  • 08/02/2010
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NIST and Darpa using Nexus One as testing device for TRANSTAC translation project

Interpreters in the Emergency Department Improve Patient and Health Provider Satisfaction, Show Potential to Improve Patient Safety and Wait Times

  • By: American College of Emergency Physicians
  • 07/31/2010
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The Justice Department Provides Stats on ELL Investigations

  • By: Learning the Language Blog
  • 07/28/2010
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MN: Twin Cities suburb of Lino Lakes to consider making English its official language

  • By: Minnesota Public Radio
  • 07/26/2010
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‘Don’t Ban Sign Language’ Says Deaf Community at Vancouver Congress

Language access services not commonly offered by Medicare providers

IL: Feds Say Districts Can't End Services to ELLs 'Prematurely'

NYT: The Language Divide, Writ Small, in Belgian Town

SF: Supervisors Approve $400,000 to Improve Translation and Interpretation Services in City

  • By: Chinese for Affirmative Action
  • 07/14/2010
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N.J. Supreme Court rules DWI test laws must be explained in suspect's native language

NYT: Study Finds Language Help for Immigrants Lacking

NYT: Language Help for City’s Immigrants Falls Short (Amy Taylor Quoted)

New Report: Are We Ready for a Disaster? Recommendations for Improving Disaster Preparation of Limited English Proficient Communities

  • By: Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) and Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC)
  • 07/01/2010
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DOL Report Examines English Proficiency Project

Pro-bono Vietnamese language legal clinics for oil spill victims this weekend

  • By: Asian American Bar Association Louisiana
  • 06/28/2010
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Gulf oil spill: Volunteer lawyers reach out to Vietnamese community

Congress: House Act Requires Small Business Lending Information To Be Sent Out In Native Languages

Translating 'Preparedness' into Vietnamese

Lift economy by retooling immigration, experts urge

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 06/18/2010
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Support Language Access at the USSF

  • By: Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
  • 06/14/2010
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Soldiers and diplomats still lack language skills

Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have A Constitutional Right To Court Interpreters, Says ACLU

SAAVEDRA v. STATE- Texas case regarding interpreters

CO: System failure [Translation: falla del sistema] A local child and family deal with consequences of a doctor's misguided surgery decision

  • By: The Colorado Springs Independent
  • 06/03/2010
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UC Health: Video Medical Interpreters (includes video link)

St. Louis: Interpreters provide an invaluable service in medical community

  • By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • 05/24/2010
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Giving a voice to 20 more languages on Google Translate

  • By: Google Translate Blog
  • 05/12/2010
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Pennsylvania Courts Issue Rules Implementing 2006 PA Interpreter Certification Law

  • By: Philadelphia Bar Association
  • 05/09/2010
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Provide an Interpreter, End a Bomb Scare

NYT: Listening to (and Saving) the World’s Languages

Huff Post: Non-English Speakers Struggle To Get Up To Speed As States Try To Keep Them Off Roads

St. Louis: Interpreters bridge a language and cultural barrier between doctors and patients

  • By: ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
  • 04/22/2010
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New European Project To Boost Multilingual Internet Use

NYT: U.S. Reviews New York Police Dealings With People Who Don’t Speak English (Amy Taylor Quoted)

Florida Advocates: Court language barriers persist despite law

  • By: The Daytona Beach News-Journal
  • 04/05/2010
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Request for Proposals due 4/2/2010: Substantive Law Conference and Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference

WNYC: Interpreting Health: Medical Translation in a City of Immigrants (Nisha Agarwal quoted)

Civil Rights Commission Releases Report on Migrant Living Conditions in West Michigan

  • By: Michigan Civil Rights Commission
  • 03/24/2010
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I, Translator

  • By: Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton.
  • 03/23/2010
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Huff Post:The Constitution Does Not Sanction Bigotry ( English Only and the Tea Party )

NYT: At Stuyvesant, Interpreting Parent-Teacher Night

Rep. Mike Honda: A Multilingual Government Makes for More Secure Country

English language proficiency and lifetime mental health service utilization by Asian Americans

  • By: Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdq010
  • 03/16/2010
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Marketplace Vulnerability of Limited English Proficient Consumers: Opportunities to Increase Knowledge in Macromarketing

  • By: Journal of Macromarketing, Vol. 30, No. 1, 93-104 (2010)
  • 03/16/2010
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Google Android translator

  • By: One Hour Translation Blog
  • 03/16/2010
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Pediatrics: Interpreters: Telephonic, In-Person Interpretation and Bilingual Providers

  • By: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • 03/14/2010
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TN: Rep. Eric Watson Passes English Only Bill In Transportation Subcommittee

New York City Celebrates the Seventh Annual Immigrant Heritage Week

MD: County Executive Isiah Leggett signs language access executive order

NYT: Google’s Computing Power Refines Translation Tool

Language Line Services Awarded Interpretation Contract by US Department of Homeland Security

  • By: Language Line Services
  • 03/03/2010
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Children's Hospitals And Clinics Launch Direct Access Interpreter Phone Lines For Non-English Speaking Callers

APALC Report: Walking the Talk: Investing in Healthcare Interpreting Programs

  • By: Asian Pacific American Legal Center
  • 03/01/2010
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Funding Opportunities AOA

  • By: Administration on Aging
  • 03/01/2010
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Legalese translation into Spanish project provides access to justice

  • By: Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • 03/01/2010
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Language Access Advocates Gather in D.C. for the 4th Annual NCIHC Membership Meeting

  • By: National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare (NCIHC)
  • 02/28/2010
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Lost in Translation: Quoting the N-LAAN Documents Sent to DOJ

  • By: US Immigration Lawyer
  • 02/25/2010
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FTA Withdraws $70 Million from BART ForTitle VI Violations

  • By: Planetizen: Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
  • 02/25/2010
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Immigration court in TN can't keep up with caseload

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Lauds Rite Aid For Improving Access for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired

  • By: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
  • 02/24/2010
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Translation Project Expands Access to Court Forms

  • By: The Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Judicial System
  • 02/23/2010
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New National Web Collaborations to Support Advocates and Volunteers

  • By: Management Information Exchange (MIE) Journal
  • 02/23/2010
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State of Alaska Reaches Settlement in Yup'ik Language Voter Assistance Case

  • By: The Anchorage Daily News
  • 02/21/2010
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CA: U.S. Justice Dept. and Riverside County settle Spanish-speaking voters' lawsuit

  • By: The Valley News Inc.
  • 02/16/2010
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LAYING THE PATH: Creating National Standards for Language Access to State Courts

Do non-English-speakers have a chance in today's banking system?

Physicians at UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine Encourage Eliminating Barriers for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

  • By: UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 02/12/2010
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Vantage settles NY AG lawsuit for $1 million / Includes Language Services for LEP Tenants

APALRC Raises Issues of Limited-English Proficiency and Language Access in Amicus Brief (pg. 4)

  • By: Asian Pacific American Legal Resource
  • 02/12/2010
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Google's Real Time Voice Translator Could Make any Language a Lingua Franca

Brennan Center: Fact Sheets | Language Access Problems Among Government Bodies

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
  • 02/10/2010
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LSC accepting LOI for new TIG funding Cycle

WA: Medical Interpreters Speak Out Against the Governor’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Health and Human Services

Hawaii: Chief Justice Speaks on Court Interpreter Certification

Washngton State Governor Wants to Eliminate funding for Medical and Social Service Interpreters / Video

FL: Broward County Interpreters telecommute to court

  • By: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  • 01/18/2010
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Detroit: DOT Launches Interpretive Outreach Services For Spanish-Speaking Communities

  • By: Tell Us USA Media Group, LLC - Detroit, MI
  • 01/08/2010
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Tennessee : Lewis County Denying Approval of Title VI Civil Rights Act / Video

DC Office of Human Rights Releases the 2009 Language Access Compliance Report

  • By: DC Office of Human Rights
  • 01/08/2010
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Article: Achieving Quality in Health Care Through Language Access Services: Lessons From From a California Public Hospital

  • By: American Journal of Medical Quality,
  • 01/08/2010
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NYT Blog: Treating Patients When Language Is Only One of the Barriers

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