Language Access Resource Guide Definition: Language Access materials include those related to interpreter training and resources, as well as medical and health care materials in other languages. Organizations Non-Profit American Translators Association Ethnomed National Council on Interpreting in Health Care - National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care
- Linguistically Appropriate Access and Services: An Evaluation and Review for Health Care Organizations
Speaking Together- National Language Services Network is dedicated to improving language services to reduce health care disparities. Government Agencies and Regulations Centers for Disease Control
Includes the nine most prevalent languages in the USA (Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, and German) plus thirteen others Multicultural Health Communication Services
Includes health information sheets in 60 languages. National Library of Medicine
Health Resources in Multiple Languages Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care provided by the National Health Law Program. Key Publications, Articles, Books Publications Language Access Resources Library Provided by the National Health Law Program, includes legislative activity, related publications, and best practices. ATA Chronicles (American Translator's Association) The Interpreter and Translator Trainer (UK) Books Online http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Contains medical glossaries for eight languages. Over 240 languages represented in their general dictionary resources. http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Translates English into a dozen languages. The benefit of this website is that it will translate a block of text, not just an individual word or phrase. Other Related Resources Ethnologue An encyclopedic reference work cataloging 6,912 known living languages.< living known 6,912 world?s of all cataloging work reference encyclopedic the> Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide The Office of Minority Health provides this free guide to implementing effective services to meet the needs of patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). Hablamos Juntos Provides a resource library and non-English materials related to language practice and policy. Pacific Northwest Resources Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society
Seattle WA The Translator's Home Companion
A professional resource for translators Office of Multicultural Health in Oregon.
Oregon Law and Interpreter Ethics, Assessment, etc. Vancouver Canada
For blind, deaf and hard of hearing: Medical Interpreting Services at:
Vancouver TTY 604-736-7099
TTY Toll Free 1-877-736-7099
Vancouver Voice 604-736-7012
Voice Toll Free 1-877-736-7012 California Resources Language and Cultural Access Program
Asian languages
Listserves General LANTRA-L - Interpreting and translation. To subscribe, send the following e-mail message to LISTSERV@SEGATE.SUNET.SE: subscribe LANTRA-L TRANSLAT - Discussion of theory and practice of translation. To subscribe, send the following e-mail message to listproc@mail.wustl.edu: subscribe TRANSLAT techtranslation - Technical Translators' Forum GlossPost - Mailing list for the exchange of the URLs of any interesting glossaries or dictionaries found on the Internet, whether monolingual, bilingual or multilingual GPsearch - Discussion of Web searching strategies for translators The LINGUIST List - Subscription page The Linguist Web Discussion Forum TermXchange - Terminology exchange list CAT_convert - Discussion of converting files of any type for use with any translation memory system Business Practices Discussion - Specialized newsgroup for the discussion of business practices in the translation / interpreting industry Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for searching Language, Communication Barriers, Emigrants and Immigrants, Ethnic Groups, cultural diversity, Multiculturalism, Multilingualism, Bilingualism
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