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Category: Language Access/Advocacy

A thoughtful doctor looks to the future with hope after reading the Section 1557 Final Rule.
  • Language Access/Advocacy

The 2025 Outlook on Language Access under Section 1557

Section 1557’s Final Rule is now in place, with new and reinstated regulations to prevent discrimination against individuals with limited English proficiency and disabilities. Here’s a rundown of upcoming Section 1557 deadlines related to language access that covered entities need to be aware of in 2025.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

When Your Disaster Plan Includes Language Access, You Keep Your Whole Community Safe

To keep non-English language preferent (NELP) community members safe, those in charge of disaster response and recovery efforts must ensure language access is a key component of their disaster preparedness plan.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

An Interview with CCHI Language Access Advocate Jorge Ungo, the One Who “Brings the People Together”

To mark CCHI’s 15-year anniversary, we spoke with language access advocate Jorge Ungo. Our conversation covered CCHI’s evolution, including the introduction of the ETOE™ exam, their second annual summit, and their efforts to unite the language access community.
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A smiling ASL interpreter works with a client on the CLI MERFi video interpreting platform.
  • Language Access/Advocacy

Online ASL Interpreter Services: Improving Access with Sign Language Support

Online ASL services provide real-time communication that leads to successful meetings, appointments, webinars, interviews, calls, and more.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

How CLI Is Preparing for HB 2359 Interpreter Requirements

CLI is keeping close track of Oregon HB 2359. We want to make sure our state’s most vulnerable residents can quickly access healthcare interpreters. Here’s how we’re addressing the requirements for remote interpreter under HB 2359.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

To Incite Change, Terms Like ‘LEP’ Need a 21st Century Upgrade

“LEP” is a staple term in government, the language industry, and, until recently, education. But it’s outdated, and people who speak a language other than English deserve something better.
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A woman holding an umbrella appears to float through the air in front of a wooden wall as she smiles and looks to the future.
  • Language Access/Advocacy

2023 Predictions: What’s on the Horizon for Language Access and Interpreting Services

Right now we’re wishing we had a crystal ball to help us forecast 2023. Instead, we’ll have to rely on our industry data and expertise to predict what’s ahead for the language industry.  So we asked CLI pros in Interpreter Services, Interpreter Recruitment, Operations . . . all the way up to our CEO. Here’s […]

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  • Language Access/Advocacy

CLI’s Language & Immigration Trends

More than 350 languages are spoken across the U.S. Do you know which languages are driving an increased demand for interpreters? Find out here!
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An advocate for healthcare interpreters sits in an office and talks on the phone while looking over papers on Oregon HB 2359.
  • Language Access/Advocacy

Answers to Your Top 5 Questions about Oregon House Bill 2359

Oregon House Bill 2359 raises a lot of questions, not only for healthcare interpreters, but also for the healthcare industry as a whole. We're here with answers.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

These 3 Organizations Are Dedicated to Language Preservation

Language has everything to do with the way we experience and interact with the world. These language activists are helping to preserve language and culture.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

The 2021 Language Access Wins that Had Us Jumping for Joy

2021 was a great year for language access. See the policies, laws, and innovations that cropped up.
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  • Language Access/Advocacy

African-American Vernacular English Is a Legitimate Dialect. Period.

African-American Vernacular English is a dialect spoken by many Black Americans. Commonly known today as Black English, it has its own grammatical structure, usage, and pronunciation rules.
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