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Virtual Reality Project Aims to Preserve Cornish

February 7, 2025

A new project aims to use virtual reality to preserve the Cornish language. Revive, a 拢2.5m project led by Anglia Ruskin University in the U.K., will focus on two endangered…

New Illinois Law Requires Interpreters at State Agency Administrative Hearings

February 7, 2025

Thanks to a new law, people who need English-language interpreters will now be required to get help at Illinois agency hearings. An initiative spearheaded by State Senator Karina Villa to…

After Council Vote, Navajo Is Now the Official Language of the Navajo Nation

February 7, 2025

Last month, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed legislation designating Navajo (Din茅 Bizaad) as the official language of the Navajo Nation. The law aims to strengthen language preservation, integrating it…

Albany Father Fights for Deaf Son鈥檚 Right to Interpreter at Doctor鈥檚 Appointment

February 7, 2025

Steve Shepard, a resident of Albany, New York, is speaking out about the challenges he faced in securing an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for his deaf son, Mark, during…

Trump Administration Shuts Down White House Spanish-Language Page and Social Media

February 7, 2025

Within hours of President Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The听website now displays an 鈥淓rror 404鈥 message. Hispanic advocacy…

Deaf Patient Unknowingly Let Clinic Remove Teeth

October 21, 2022

A deaf patient said she was unaware she agreed to have seven teeth removed after a Washington dental clinic failed to provide an interpreter. The case is now being heard…

New Zealand Hopes to Banish Jargon with Plain Language Law

October 21, 2022

New Zealand鈥檚 Plain Language Bill will require government communications to the public be 鈥渃lear, concise, well-organized, and audience-appropriate.鈥 For the country鈥檚 anti-gibberish brigade, it鈥檚 a victory: they say clear language…

鈥淏lacklisted鈥 Afghan Interpreters were Disqualified from U.S. Visas. Now They鈥檙e in Hiding

October 21, 2022

The rapid and disorganized exit from Afghanistan by the U.S. a year ago left many people in danger under Taliban rule, including Afghan interpreters who assisted the U.S. military. Many…

European Parliament Interpreters Call Off Strike

October 21, 2022

Interpreters for the European Parliament have called off a partial strike, in place since June, after union representatives struck an interim deal with the institution on working conditions. Trade unions…

Misinformation Circulating in Non-English Languages before Midterms

October 21, 2022

Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities before the presidential election in 2020. That is happening again in the run-up to this year鈥檚 midterm elections, researchers say,…

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