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Humans of CLI: CEO Kristin Quinlan Is Excited. Find Out Why

2020 was a rough year. A lot of businesses suffered, but CEO Kristin Quinlan discusses how CLI found opportunity within all the calamity.

Ignored No More: Voices Shine through Black American Sign Language

Black American Sign Language (BASL) is a vibrant language that has existed on the fringe for far too long. Now, Black Deaf youth are changing that. Read about the history of BASL along with an interview with ASL interpreter Rashana.

How Trust Can Help Combat Vaccine Hesitancy Among Non-English Speakers

To achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus, officials will need the help of credible community messengers to reach vaccine hesitant individuals.

4 Book Recs from CLI’s Leadership to Motivate, Inspire, and Calm Your Soul

CLI’s leadership shares books they love — and why they love them — about true interpreter stories, patient activists, honing management skills, and a postmodern fairy tale.

Humans of CLI: The Halloween Time Warp with Rochelle Kaufman

Would you rather get bitten by a werewolf, zombie, or vampire? See Rochelle’s answer, although we don’t know if we agree…

3 Great Sessions from the Many Faces of Community Health Conference

We attended the Many Faces of Community Health, a Minnesota-based conference on improving the care to underserved communities. We were lucky to exhibit as well. Click for our summary!

Community-Oriented Strategies that Can Help Deliver Effective Communication and Language Access [Part 4]

Communication, especially during a pandemic, is more than just language. Language access managers can borrow strategies from community outreach approaches to improve language access.

Election Support and Resources for Minority Language Voters

For the millions of U.S. voters with limited English proficiency, language barriers can present a big challenge. Multilingual materials and language access plans are key to making the election accessible for everyone.

Humans of CLI: Going Back to (Virtual) School

It’s September, and you know what that means! Pumpkins, leaves, and back to…virtual school. We sit down with two CLI moms to get their take on being parents, full-time employees, and teachers.

Humans of CLI: Phoenix Helps Us Beat the Heat

While we here in Portland, Oregon, enjoy another luxurious 81-degree day, our coworkers in Phoenix, Arizona, tell us what actual, real heat is like for them.

Humans of CLI: Corissa Wagner

In our second post featuring CLI employees, meet Corissa. She’s a spunky dog lover who’s been bitten by the travel bug. Sing along to some of her favorite road trip tunes.

Humans of CLI: Elizabeth Garvin

Welcome to our new series, Humans of CLI. Each month we’ll interview a different employee. First up: Elizabeth, director of HR. (aka lover of llamas)

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