The Pacific Northwest Inlander

WSU Spokane students are piloting a medical language interpreting program to certify future providers

You’re navigating a difficult medical discussion with your doctor. Maybe you’re talking about end-of-life care or the next ...
Democrat and Chronicle

Job Opportunity: How to become a sign language interpreter

Interpreters convert information from one language to another — or, in the case of sign language interpreters, between spoken language and sign language. For the latter, they interpret both spoken ...
USA Today

U.S. sign interpreters undergo rigorous training

Deaf Americans outraged by fake signer at Mandela memorial American Sign Language interpreters in the U.S. must pass a rigorous certification exam The U.S. has as many as 200 ASL certification ...
Business Wire

Sorenson Communications Provides CEUs for ASL Interpreters

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sorenson Communications ®, the leading provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) for deaf individuals who use sign language to communicate, today announced that it ...
Oregonian

Lack of standards for Oregon medical interpreters raises issues about training

Doctors who don't understand the language of their patients rely on interpreters to explain everything from a diagnosis to prescription routines. And although Oregon is one of only a handful of states ...