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2021 Changes and 2022 Classes: Looking Forward to the New Year
In 2021, my husband and I bought a house with our daughter. My popular writing and translation classes are open for registration for 2022. Work in translation and interpreting, as well as volunteering, picked up [...]
I will be providing services from Washington State
We are moving from Oregon to Washington to be with our children and grandchildren. I will continue to provide translation services for my Oregon clients, and I will help them find an interpreter in the [...]
Language access and civil rights
Published on OSTI on June 7, 2015 by Helen Eby Language access and civil rights Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national [...]
Court interpreting in Oregon 2021 updates
Yesterday, Oregon Court Interpreters received a proposal for updated payment protocols. There were important changes, which I marked in my copy of the PDF and included in the comments. Court interpreters met to discuss this [...]
Oregon Interpreter and Translator Classification Clarification
Updated on July 16, 2021 On July 15, 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Workers' Compensation Division (WC), published this notice: 07-15-21-IN-interpreters.pdf (oregon.gov) The text says: Oregon law uses a two-step [...]
Translation and interpreting in Oregon
I prepared this PowerPoint for a presentation on the translation and interpreting field in Oregon, with reference to Washington and California. Interpreting and translating 20210715 This covers the legal and historical frameworks for the profession [...]