Jenny Buechner sat on an examination table describing symptoms of dizziness, nausea and shoulder pain. Across from her was a student interpreter, wearing all black to make hand signs more visible and ...

Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - The United States Department of Education, through its Rehabilitation Services Administration has awarded $2.1 million to Idaho State University researcher Elizabeth ...

Perhaps there's a way we can get automation to help us eliminate some of the rote things we are asked to do that have little to nothing to do with the art and science of practicing medicine. As we ...

Among many factors that determine an individual’s access to healthcare, the language of medicine stresses a fundamental distinction between communication and transaction. To access healthcare is to ...

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 ...

PLAIN TWP. – St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church has added an American Sign Language interpreter to its 4 p.m. Saturday Mass. It is a bid to ensure the parish at 3430 St. Michael Drive NW is ...