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[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

Urgent request from the courts: Upcoming criminal trial (in Ontario) requiring an:
OSSETIAN language interpreter with DIGORI dialect* Message us and we will put you in touch.
#1nt #courtinterpreter

[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

@TheRedT thank YOU for all your good good work!

[Red T @TheRedT]

Spain: We thank @CLI president Angela Sasso for so ably representing our international language coalition at the @TISP8_UAH crisis setting panel at the University of Alcalá. @fitispos #ProtectLinguists

[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

@TISP8_UAH Naomi Morita @criticallinkint Board Member at TISP8 in Alcala with a poster presentation on NAMI research - healthcare interpreting

[FITISPOS @fitispos]

📢 PANEL – Technological developments in PSIT 🔗https://t.co/LZihgn0jzi
15:00 – The telephone interpreter and the machine: worlds apart? – Raquel Lázaro Gutiérrez, Caroline Rossi
#TISP8 #PSIT8 #UAH #CongresoInternacional #FITISPos #AlcaládeHenares #InternationalConference

[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

@TISP8_UAH panel presentation with @TranslatorsWB Clearly Global (formerly TWB), UNHCR Spain, Cooperante International and @TheRedT Red T Coalition (represented by CLI) on team work in crisis zones

[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

Standards crafted for #translation and #interpreting safeguard the professional and the consumer. Join @criticallinkint President Angela Sasso and dedicated colleagues at ISO TC37/SC5 on Friday for the MATA Conference on #ISOStandards

[Hristina Dojčinova @hdojcinova]

MATA's Annual Conference on ISO standards for #translation and #interpreting is this Friday!
Join us: https://t.co/MlTQfyvbF7
#mata2021conf
@translatorsmk
@VeroGuarnieri @MaryseBenhoff @Fzabetian
@interslab @KUDOway

[Interpreter's Lab @interslab]

Addressing Call to Action #4 - "there is a dearth of data" that would help us "understand the #healthinequities of what patients with LEP are facing" from policy analyst @nishi_kumar_1

[Interpreter's Lab @interslab]

CTA # 3 from #Language4Access's panel discussion on Real Steps to #LanguageAccess in #HealthSystems - #1nt services must be included IN the standard budget, and not as an afterthought. https://t.co/vtHHO7r33c

[Interpreter's Lab @interslab]

#CalltoAction # 2 focuses on the complete integration of #languageaccess from standards of practice and policies, to performance measures.
Tune in now (panel is going past 2pm - too much to be said on the topic!): https://t.co/vtHHO7r33c

[Interpreter's Lab @interslab]

#CalltoAction # 1: Educating ALL #healthsystem employees on the importance of investing in #interpretingservices (inc. risks of failure to do so)
Tune in now (til 2pm) to @Language4Access 's panel on Real Steps to #LanguageAccess in Health Systems https://t.co/vtHHO7r33c

[Language Access Coalition of Canada (LACC) @LAD_Canada]

"Its disrespectful for health service provider to assume someone who doesn't speak Eng or Fr doesn't deserve the same privacy considerations as those who do" - Angela, @criticallinkint #onpoli #LanguageBarriers #LanguageAccess #investinlanguageaccess @DolyBegum @celliottability

[World Federation of the Deaf @WFDeaf_org]

🌟[International Week of Deaf People 2021 - Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities]🌟

📅Wednesday 22 September: Sustainable Deaf Leadership

Let's celebrate➡️ https://t.co/aRMWFLNtdL

#IWDP #WFDeaf #DeafLeadership #DeafLeader #DeafLeaders #humanrights #signlanguage #deafcommunity

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: To face “the threats of terrorism as it stands today” requires linguists. And they need protection. @POTUS, @USAmbUN—Join fellow @UN member states and our international language coalition in the push for a Resolution to Protect Civilian T/Is in Conflict Situations. #UNGA

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: In congressional testimony, DHS @SecMayorkas finally revealed the percentage of #SIV holders among Afghan evacuees who made it onto US soil: A shockingly low ~three percent. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/0UiniVJjuo

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Did you know that there are 30 national sign languages in the EU?

And do you know international sign?
It's a communication tool which enables communication between different national sign language users.

#IDSL

[Access Alliance MHCS @AccessAlliance]

Panel #2 of our #BuildingEquitableFutures series is open for registration! Our panelists will be moving the conversation forward re the critical importance of language access, incl actions, strategies & best practices. #CHWW2021
Join us Oct 6 @ 1pm EST: https://t.co/8FJei1E5gy

[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

#1nt Professional Development Opportunity Alert!
A workshop to assist #interpreters in navigating the difficult terrain of #interpreting for people with #dementia and their care partners

[Interpreter's Lab @interslab]

Join Dr. Sharon Koehn on Sept. 15 to explore "What is it about #interpreting for people with #dementia that can be interesting or challenging — what kinds of things might you need to know?" https://t.co/cqkzlLPcUF #1nt #Alzheimers

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Red T’s Maya Hess counters @POTUS’s assertion that Afghan allies didn’t want to leave:
“In my 10+ years advocating on this issue, I have yet to encounter an Afghan #interpreter who wants to remain in his country.” @scottbix @WHCOS @SecBlinken https://t.co/pzYZpzTimN

[Critical Link @criticallinkint]

@criticallinkint stands in continued solidarity with our partners @JustinTrudeau and @theJagmeetSingh so the right thing. Late is better than never.

[Red T @TheRedT]

Canada: @JustinTrudeau @marcomendicino @HarjitSajjan @CitImmCanada Accelerate the evacuation of #interpreters since safehouses are turning into deathtraps! #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/yO8aQBfrcD

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: @POTUS: “I know there are concerns about why we did not begin evacuating Afghan civilians sooner. Part of the answer is some of the Afghans did not want to leave earlier, still hopeful for their country.”
FALSE. In 10+ years of advocacy, not 1 interpreter wanted to stay.