Los Angeles County Foster Care System to Increase Services in Indigenous Languages
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion directing the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to develop…
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Pennsylvania Court Rules Out License Suspensions for DUI Test Refusals if Police Don’t Solve Language Barriers First
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge Patricia McCullough has ruled that the state can no longer continue to suspend drivers’ licenses for refusal to submit…
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Detroit Police Reach Out to the Spanish-Speaking Community through Social Media
The Detroit Police Department (DPD) announced the launch of a Spanish-language Facebook page and Twitter account as part of an effort to improve communications…
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PEN Translates Award Winners from 15 Countries Revealed
English PEN has named 18 books from 15 countries the winners of this year’s PEN Translates awards, including novels, short story collections, journalism, poetry…
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Meta Adds Sign Language Interpreters for Portal Video Calls
META (formerly Facebook) now offers video relay services (VRS) on its Portal video calling devices, allowing users to bring English or Spanish American Sign…
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New Study Suggests Languages Could Go Extinct at a Rate of One Per Month this Century
Based on a new model similar to those used for predicting species loss, a team of biologists, mathematicians, and linguists in Australia has determined…
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More Than 60,000 Interpreters, Visa Applicants Remain in Afghanistan
According to the U.S. Department of State, more than 60,000 Afghan interpreters and others who have applied for visas to seek shelter in the…
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New York City Expands Translation of Special Education Plans, but Parents with Limited English Must Request It
New York City officials said a citywide program to centrally translate students’ individualized education programs (IEPs) will become permanent. IEPs outline a student’s individual…
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European Union Young Translators Contest Kicks Off
Secondary schools in all European Union (EU) countries can now start enrolling for Juvenes Translatores, the European Commission’s annual translation contest. Participants can translate…
Read MoreHow Language Classes Are Moving Past the Gender Binary
Languages that contain only “he” and “she” pronouns pose problems for communicating about gender identity. Here’s how some language teachers are helping. Tal Janner-Klausner…
Read MoreLeicestershire Police Clamping Down on Interpreter Fraud
The chief of police in Leicestershire, England, warned that people trying to pass themselves off as interpreters “will be dealt with.” Chief Constable of…
Read MoreThird Circuit Court Says Speakers of English Dialects Have Right to Interpreter
The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that immigration judges must ascertain whether those facing deportation who speak English dialects also understand…
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