House Bill 2359 (HB 2359) addresses a major loophole in the state’s Health Care Interpreter Program, which sets language access regulations for healthcare providers that receive reimbursements from public funding. Going into effect on July 1, the bill will require healthcare providers to work with healthcare interpreters certified by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in their interactions with individuals who have limited English proficiency or primarily use sign language.
Interview by Cameron Rasmusson As an outdoor sports enthusiast and lover of languages, Martina Russo eventually combined her two passions into a specialized localization...
Eddie Arrieta sits down with Lucia Gutiérrez (a veteran localization project manager) and Gabriela Kouahla (bilingual translator and founder of Beyond Words) to unpack...
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has introduced a new framework for interpreting slang in natural language processing (NLP).