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When we advocate for interpreters, are we not also advocating for the LEP population?
I have been turning this question around in my head for a while, since someone raised the question in a social media exchange: am I...
Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Feb 15, 20244 min read


The Power of the Inflected Voice
We hardly pay attention to the way in which we say things, but we certainly know intuitively that we should raise our volume when we want...
Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 27, 20233 min read


Are you giving everything you’ve got?
We can’t ask for more than we’re willing to give. This is a maxim for everything we do in life. A common outcry I hear more and more...
Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Team Interpreting is a Matter of Due Process
“Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating based on national...
Janis Palma, PhD, MLS, USCCI
Apr 19, 20224 min read
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