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Response to USG Foreign Language Services Ordering Guide
The https://www.lep.gov/ site is a go-to site for language access. The Federal Government has done an excellent job of providing very valuable resources here. Some of my favorite resources are on this page: Tip sheets for how to [...]
Response to proposed changes of Section 1557 of the ACA
The factsheet for Section 1557 of the ACA, posted on the website of the Department of website of Health and Human Services, says: The page starts with a short summary of the rule: Section 1557 [...]
Communicating with people from other cultures is complex
Human beings have many ways of doing things because many approaches work. In my calculus class at U. Mass Lowell, Mr. Kaplan taught us many ways to solve the same problem because, according to him, [...]
Interpreting, translating, supporting the profession
We completed another year of translation training! Daniela Guanipa joined me as co-trainer all year. Spanish writing: 10 sessions, September to November. Preparation for the ATA Spanish translation certification exam: 17 sessions, January to May. [...]
Good Spanish writing is not an accident
My book on Spanish writing, in draft form Getting Spanish writing right involves spelling, grammar, syntax... and plain old writing skills, just like in any other language. Except that writing in Spanish is [...]
Certified Spanish translators watch the details
I am an ATA certified Spanish translator. The ATA certification exam counts errors. It allows 17 error points in a 300 word text, and on point 18... you are out. Why? Back in the ‘80s I [...]