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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.
To help ease the linguistic challenges for refugees from Central America and Mexico seeking asylum in the United States, a team of researchers at...
Beyond the theoretical definitions, the distinction between what we call a language and what we call a dialect gets a lot murkier very quickly....
Across the world, these last couple of weeks in the calendar year are jam-packed with holiday celebrations. As language enthusiasts, it’s fascinating to look...
