The Connecticut Mirror

Interpreter shortage challenges appropriate medical care for deaf patients

Doreen Simons, a certified deaf interpreter, uses a video remote interpreting (VRI) service from her Farmington home. Melanie Stengel Credit: Melanie Stengel / C_HIT.org Deaf residents report frequent ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Alumna facilitates crucial conversations as medical interpreter

Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...
The Michigan Daily

Bridging the language gap: Inside Michigan Medicine’s interpreter services

James Cech, American Sign Language interpreter at Michigan Medicine, interviews with The Michigan Daily at W.K. Kellogg Eye Center Thursday afternoon. Soyeon Kim/DAILY. Buy this photo. Providing ...
Hartford Courant

For deaf patients in Connecticut, interpreter shortage challenges appropriate medical care; ‘it’s a universal issue’

Deaf residents report frequent issues with sign language interpretation at Connecticut hospitals and health care facilities, hindering their ability to understand medical care fully. And though video ...