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Demand for French Programs Surges Among Newcomers to Canada
Obtaining permanent residence status in Canada has become a challenge for many newcomers. Now, more are opting for a route to help their chances: learning French. The process for permanent…
Ohio Supreme Court Weighs Proposed Changes to Interpreter Services – Could Allow AI
As part of an effort to increase the availability of language services in Ohio courtrooms, the Ohio Supreme Court has proposed rules on how courts could use generative artificial intelligence…
Trump Envoy Relied on Kremlin Interpreter in Meetings with Putin to End War in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy tasked with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, broke with long-standing protocol by not employing his own interpreter during three high-level meetings…
Heart Lamp Wins International Booker Prize, with Stories of India’s Muslim Women and Girls
The writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won this year’s International Booker Prize for their book Heart Lamp. The book is the first short story collection…
Immigrant Women Call for Better Interpreter Access During Births in Quebec City Hospitals
The Service de référence en périnatalité pour les femmes immigrantes de Québec (SRPFIQ), an organization that supports pregnant immigrant women in Quebec City, Canada, stated that patients do not have…
The White House Sued Over Lack of Sign Language Interpreters at Press Briefings
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has filed a federal lawsuit against the White House over a lack of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at media briefings. The NAD…
Pennsylvania Recruiting Bilingual Workers with a Pay Incentive Pilot Program
Pennsylvania is launching a six-month pilot program to recruit more than a thousand bilingual workers to the state’s workforce. The pilot program will focus on recruiting workers to help connect…
A County in Illinois Rolls Out “I Speak” Cards as Part of April’s “Language Access Month”
Cook County in Illinois is trying to make navigating its services easier for people, regardless of the language they speak. People who don’t speak English and need help from the…
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Ukrainian Literature Translations at Harvard
The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities has terminated a grant for publishing Ukrainian literature in English translation at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI), citing a repurposing of funds…
Washington State Senate Passes Bill Enhancing Court Interpreting Services for Non-English Speakers
The Washington State Senate has passed a bill to enhance court interpreting services, paving the way for greater access to fair trials for limited-English-proficient (LEP) individuals. House Bill 1174, sponsored…
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