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State of Oregon First to Adopt National Certification for Medical Interpreters

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Language Access, Interpretation, Russian, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, Oregon Office of Multicultural Health & Services, Vietnamese, Interpreters, Oregon, Limited English Proficiency, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Lep, Language Barrier, International Medical Interpreter Association, English, Language, Patients, Multicultural, Health, Korean, Medical Interpreters, Healthcare, Imia, Cmi, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters announced today that the State of Oregon has become the first state in the nation to offi...

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Census Bureau Survey Draws Attention to Need for More Proactive Multicultural Approach

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: French, Washington, West Coast, Immigration, Thailand, Arabic, Denver, Farsi, Limited English Proficient, Chicago, American Community Survey, East Coast, u.s. Census Bureau, Korean, Swahili, Hispanic, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Newborns, East Africa, Survey, Languages, Syracuse, Interpretation, Mandarin, Language, Burma, Lep, Legal Immigration, Immigrant, Census Bureau, D.C., Northern Virginia, Oromo, Amharic, Cantonese, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The release this past week of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) makes it clear that America's ethnic makeup is changing much quicker...

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Protections of Justice System Should Apply to Us All, Even Non-English Speakers

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Legal Aid Society, David Nahmias, Civil Rights, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Language Line Services, Interpreters, Limited English Proficiency, Navajo, Legal, Mandarin, Harold Melton, Georgia Supreme Court, Annie Ling, Decision, Robert Benham, Laws, Lep, Defendants, Haitian Creole, Aclu, Judicial System, Carol Hunstein, Spanish, Court System, Las-Elc, Aousc, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

With more than 176 different languages and dialects spoken in the United States, we still have a long way to go to assure full support for all legal Limited English Proficiency defendants in court cases.

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Language Access and the Prevention of Medical Errors

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Medical Interpreter Advocacy Day, Language, Capitol Hill, Lep, English, Language Barrier, Kidney, Francisco Torres, Language Access, Medical Interpreter, Limited English Proficiency, Medical Errors, Patients, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, The Joint Commission, Misdiagnosis, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The case of Francisco Torres, a Spanish-speaking patient in Riverside, Cali., who had the wrong kidney removed during surgery, once again gives the me...

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Misclassification of Workers Puts Courts, Due Process in Jeopardy for Limited English Speakers Here Legally

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Illegal Immigrants, Civil Rights Act, Irs, Taxes, Contractors, Internal Revenue Service, Interpreters, Disability Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Training Taxes, Immigration, New York, Employment Development Department, California, Politics News, Employees, Law, Legal Immigrants, Worker?S Compensation, LEP, Health Care, Courts, U.S. General Accounting Office, Limited English Proficient, EDD, Legal, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The federal Civil Rights Act requires state courts that receive federal funds (virtually all of them) to provide properly-credentialed interpreters in...

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