Medical Interpreting: Using Expansion in ASL
Date: Saturday, April 24th, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CST)
Location: ONLINE LIVE WEBINAR
Target Audience: ASL interpreters; presented in ASL only
Cost: $30 - $15 for students - FREE for SWITS staff interpreters
Presenter: Trix Bruce
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CST)
Location: ONLINE LIVE WEBINAR
Target Audience: ASL interpreters; presented in ASL only
Cost: $30 - $15 for students - FREE for SWITS staff interpreters
Presenter: Trix Bruce
Computer-Assisted Translation
After assessing your organization, what can you do in your daily operations to ensure meaningful access? Let’s look at some best practices.
Juan’s Journey – SWITS Boot Camp
Participants will learn about the role and history of ASL in the Deaf community and how the language shaped the Deaf Culture.
Title VI — Day to Day Best Practices
After assessing your organization, what can you do in your daily operations to ensure meaningful access? Let’s look at some best practices.
Title VI — Assessing Your Situation
If your organization receives federal funds, you fall under Title VI of the act, which prevents any discrimination by such “programs and activities.” Since 2000, the federal government has required such organizations to make reasonable efforts to provide “meaningful access” for limited English proficient (LEP) persons.
Preventing Medical Interpretation & Translation Services Errors
The pain, suffering, costs, wasted resources, and even deaths that result from medical errors are almost always the result of a breakdown in communication.
Deaf Culture & History – SWITS Boot Camp
Participants will learn about the role and history of ASL in the Deaf community and how the language shaped the Deaf Culture.
Making The Best Of On-Demand
We’re on record that in-person interpretation delivers the best results. However, as we see Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations surging throughout the United States, it’s clear that interpreters will mainly be available via video or telephone for some time to come.
Jury Instructions – SWITS Boot Camp
Gain an understanding of the basics of jury instructions, learn about the reasons for and the history and importance of these instructions.
To Protect, Serve and Understand
How can law enforcement better protect and serve these diverse communities and keep themselves safer? One answer is better access and utilization of qualified interpreters when dealing with the public.
Five Questions and Answers About Interpreters
You may be wondering, what does it take to be an interpreter, and who does this kind of work? Here are five of the most commonly questions asked.
Support Local Business
Have you considered the advantages of choosing "in-region" interpreters and translators?