The Ohtani Effect, Trust in Language Services is Essential

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  SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2025 — The world of professional sports was recently rocked by the sentencing of Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara was convicted of embezzling approximately $17 million from Ohtani to cover his gambling debts, and with crimes including bank and tax fraud, he was sentenced to nearly five ... Read More

Adapting to Policy Changes and Keeping Language Access Strong

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  SAN DIEGO, March 21, 2025 — A recent policy shift has changed the landscape of language access services at the federal level, shifting responsibility to individual agencies and organizations. The new executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S. revokes crucial federal language access guidelines that have protected millions for over two decades and threatening access ... Read More

Hurricane Irma: Multilingual Warnings Issued

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Hurricane Irma Warnings Issued in 4 Languages in South Florida September 8, 2017 As Hurricane Irma continues to wreak havoc in the Caribbean, Florida officials are urging residents to evacuate and seek shelter. As the storm is expected to reach the Florida Keys as early as Friday evening, it is critical to reach the everyone in the area. To communicate ... Read More

Interpreting Hurricane Matthew Warnings in ASL

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Accessible Communication for the Deaf is working with Miami officials to issue Hurricane warnings to the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community October 6, 2016 This week, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and city council members issued several press conferences in light of Hurricane Matthew’s approach to south Florida. If you’ve seen the latest coverage, you probably noticed a sign language interpreter next to ... Read More

Diving into Language Barriers at the 2016 Olympic Games

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Share this PostIn just a short while, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is expected to be a cultural “melting pot” when approximately 500,000 visitors from 200 countries will gather for the 2016 Olympic Games. This year, French is the official language of the Rio games as homage to the victims of the Paris terror attacks. With 99 percent of the population ... Read More