Yearly Archives: 2018

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 68,200 translators and interpreters in the USA (2016). However, not all translators (those who translate written documents) are interpreters (those who interpret spoken or sign languages), and vice versa. This means the number of interpreters alone is in fact much lower than the previous statistic. [...]

Tips and Tricks: How to Ensure Language Access to Deaf Clients in a Time of High Demand and Low Supply   If you have worked with Deaf clients, then you have also seen the dreaded emails returned from your request for an interpreter that say, “no interpreter is available at this time”. The Americans with [...]