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Oregon Healthcare Interpreting legislation update

In the Oregon 2021 legislative session, the following bill was the only one  regarding healthcare interpreters that passed. HB 2359 updates the requirements for healthcare interpreters. According to the Measure History, it passed the House [...]

By |June 30th, 2021|Categories: Advocacy, Interpreting|Comments Off on Oregon Healthcare Interpreting legislation update

Why Free Continuing Ed for Interpreters?

The pandemic year has affected interpreters profoundly. The ATA Interpreters Division surveyed the members in August 2020, and the results were clear. From March to May 2020, everyone saw a decline in their income. Over [...]

By |May 4th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why Free Continuing Ed for Interpreters?

Ode to Machine Translation! Or not…

We have been told that machine translation (MT) is the way of the future, and that it has improved significantly. However, Facebook is translating all my Spanish feeds into English for me, so I am [...]

By |March 23rd, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Ode to Machine Translation! Or not…

Celebrate Read Across America Day… by Reading!

At my children's school there was a special time every day called DEAR time: Drop Everything And Read Everyone, from the child in kindergarten to the headmaster would stop what they were doing and grab [...]

By |March 2nd, 2021|Categories: Helen Eby, Reading|Comments Off on Celebrate Read Across America Day… by Reading!
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