Open for Interpretation — February 20, 2025
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The Key to Better Health Outcomes for Patients Is Language Access
Seattle Children’s Hospital recently implemented innovative strategies to improve language access for their most vulnerable patients — kids in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Here’s how your hospital can employ similar strategies to boost the use of interpreter services and reduce health disparities.
What You Should Know About BASL
If you’ve heard of Black American Sign Language (BASL), you’re ahead of the masses. If you haven’t, let’s fix that! Read about the fascinating history of BASL now. Plus: A can’t-miss interview with ASL interpreter Rashana.
The Language Trends Are In
Last month, languages with the highest increases in requests for an interpreter included Tagalog, Hindi, Korean, and Oromo. Refugee data is currently unavailable, due to the 2025 executive order “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program.” Miss a month? See the language and refugee trend history in our ongoing blog post.
CEO Kristin Quinlan Leads CLI to Greatness
Big news for CLI: We made the 2024 Woman-Led Top Workplace list in the U.S. (one of only two woman-led top workplaces in Oregon!). Winners were selected based on a survey conducted among employees about their perspectives on company culture, and we couldn’t be prouder.
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