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Who Speaks Up for the Interpreter? Found in Translation Steps into the Advocacy Space

August 7, 2024

When we think of advocacy in the interpreting field, our minds often go to language access and advocating on behalf of limited English proficiency (LEP) communities. For example, advocacy comes into interpreting through working to pass policies that ensure that people have access to an interpreter when needed, or when an interpreter speaks up when…

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We turn obstacles into assets. Designed specifically for low-income and homeless bilingual women, our program trains women with invaluable language skills to become professional medical interpreters.

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"Found in Translation is doing great to help us, women,
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Kim, Vietnamese Interpreter

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The issues that Found in Translation addresses are not just problems facing the people of Boston. They are national, even worldwide, challenges. Our model is a solution with the potential for a global reach.

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I believe that language is what makes us human. We just tend to not realize how important it is until it's gone.

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