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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…
National Weather Service to Resume Translating Its Products for Non-English Speakers
The National Weather Service (NWS) will resume translating its products for non-English speakers by the end of April. NWS paused the translations of weather forecasts and alerts earlier this month…
Senate Panel Kills Effort to Track English Learner Funding
A push to examine how Virginia funds English language learners (ELLs) in public schools was shut down after the state’s Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee rejected a proposal for data…
Deaf Professor Alleges Disability Discrimination in Lawsuit Against Penn State
A Penn State professor who is deaf has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the university alleging it violated federal civil rights laws when it revoked his American Sign Language…
New York Metro Transit Systems Add On-Demand Sign Language Interpreters
The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) just made it easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing New Yorkers and tourists to communicate with transit staff, just by scanning a QR code.…
Tennessee Bill Would Require English-Only Driver’s License Exams, Prohibit Translation Aids
A proposed bill filed in the Tennessee legislature would require all written driver’s license exams to be offered only in English. State Representative Kip Capley and State Senator Bo Watson…
New York City Council and New York Immigration Coalition Announce Launch of State’s First Language Access Bank
The New York City Council, along with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and community partners, announced the launch of New York City’s first Community Interpreter Bank. The NYC Community…
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