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  • Interpreters

How Interpreters Can Compete with AI & Why an Advocacy Role Is Not the Best Answer

To compete with AI, some advice suggests that interpreters take on an advocacy role but doing so without established cause creates an ethical dilemma. Here are actionable steps you can take to set yourself apart as an experienced professional without stepping outside the professional principles that come with advocacy.
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  • Interpreters

How Interpreters Can Compete with AI & Why an Advocacy Role Is Not the Best Answer

To compete with AI, some advice suggests that interpreters take on an advocacy role but doing so without established cause creates an ethical dilemma. Here are actionable steps you can take to set yourself apart as an experienced professional without stepping outside the professional principles that come with advocacy.
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  • Language Services

What’s the Difference Between an Interpreter and a Translator?

There’s a common misconception that interpreters and translators do the same thing. Well, guess what? Their jobs complement each other, but they aren’t the same.

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  • Language Services

What Are SAFE AI Interpreting Guidelines?

Industry Standards Explained The language services industry is rapidly evolving with artificial intelligence, and professionals are responding by developing clear standards. SAFE AI (Stakeholders Advocating for

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  • Language Access/Advocacy

AI Speech Translation

Artificial intelligence (AI) speech translation promises to break down language barriers, but its effectiveness and reliability are still up for debate. While these systems leverage

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  • Community/Culture

Over 500 Indigenous Languages Are Spoken in Latin America. Let’s Look at These 8

Eight indigenous languages of Latin America — including Akateko, K’iche’, Mam, and Navajo — are spoken by millions yet often overlooked. This article explores their rich histories and why access to interpreters is so vital for indigenous speakers living in the U.S.
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  • Language Resources for Your LEP Community

CLI’s Commitment to Language Access Remains Unwavering: An Open Letter from CEO Kristin Quinlan

In this open letter from CLI’s CEO Kristin Quinlan, she reaffirms the company’s unwavering commitment to language access under the Trump Administration. Urging continued advocacy and engagement, Kristin offers ways to get involved with efforts to protect language access as a human right.
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  • Language Resources for Your LEP Community

How Seattle Children’s Hospital Improved Language Access: Key Interventions and Actionable Takeaways

Seattle Children’s Hospital recently implemented innovative strategies to increase the use of interpreter services in their pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Here’s how other hospitals can employ similar strategies to bridge language gaps, reduce health disparities, and improve outcomes for non-English-speaking patients.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

The 2025 Outlook on Language Access under Section 1557

Section 1557’s Final Rule is now in place, with new and reinstated regulations to prevent discrimination against individuals with limited English proficiency and disabilities. Here’s a rundown of upcoming Section 1557 deadlines related to language access that covered entities need to be aware of in 2025.
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  • Healthcare/Medical Interpreting

The Well-Being of Medical Interpreters and How to Protect It

Help protect the well-being of your medical interpreting staff with these tips.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

When Your Disaster Plan Includes Language Access, You Keep Your Whole Community Safe

To keep non-English language preferent (NELP) community members safe, those in charge of disaster response and recovery efforts must ensure language access is a key component of their disaster preparedness plan.
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  • Language Services

AI-Generated Translation Devices: We Tested 3 So You Don’t Have To

We tested 3 AI-generated translation devices. Here are the results.
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  • Community/Culture

International Translation Day: Celebrating an Art Worth Protecting

International Translation Day: Celebrating an Art Worth Protecting International Translation Day is an opportunity to honor the work done by professional translators and language professionals to facilitate conversations, unite nations, and foster peace throughout the globe.
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