U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a teleconference listening session on Tuesday, December 15, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. (Eastern) (9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Hawaii Time) (Wednesday, December 16, from 5:30 to 7:00 a.m., Guam and CNMI Time) by providing feedback on a draft policy memorandum for the role and use of interpreters … [Read more...]
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Hospital Language Access is a Matter of Life or Death
By Carol Velandia Approximately 25 million people in the United States are defined as being Limited English Proficient or LEP. A LEP person cannot speak, read, write, or understand the English language at a level that permits them to interact effectively with English speakers. In the hospital setting, good communication is crucial; it is actually a matter of life … [Read more...]