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Vetted Educational Interpreting Sources Directory

Resources Need to verify educational terminology but unsure which sources meet professional standards? This directory provides pre-verified educational institutions, government agencies, and professional organizations across English, Spanish, German, and Romanian. From the U.S. Department of Education and Council for Exceptional Children to international ministries of education and special education organizations, you’ll find authoritative sources for […]

Vetted Medical Interpreting Sources Directory

Resources Tired of wondering which medical websites are credible enough for professional terminology research? This directory does the work for you, providing pre-verified sources across English, Spanish, German, and Romanian. Inside you’ll find institutional sources like Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and NIH, plus international equivalents and specialty-specific organizations. East source includes credibility criteria, so you […]

AI Prompt Library: Educational Terminology

Resources Interpreting for IEP meetings, parent-teacher conferences, or disciplinary hearings? This resource equips you with structured AI prompts designed specifically for educational interpreters navigating complex terminology from special education to assessment protocols. You’ll find comprehensive prompts organized by difficulty level—from single-term verification to advanced professional integration—covering specialized areas like IEP/504 processes, disciplinary procedures, and college […]

Language Access Laws

Resources Community interpreting today in the U.S. (and several other countries) has been enormously influenced by the existence and enforcement of language access laws. In the U.S., these are laws passed to help ensure the equal access to public services by individuals with Limited English Proficiency. The following information is about federal, state and local […]

Culture and Cultural Competence

Resources For a discussion of how cultural competence can be integrated into education, go to the website of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice. For books about serving diverse families in educational settings, here are several: Maya Kalyanpour, PhD and Beth Harry, PhD (1999). Culture in Special Education: Building Reciprocal Family-Professional Relationships. Baltimore, MD: […]

Educational Interpreting Resources

Resources The national workgroup for Interpreting & Translation in Education (ITE) has issued a valuable document: Remote Interpreting in Educational Settings: Best Practice Recommendations. Providing Language Access Services for Limited English Proficient Parents in Washington Schools:  OEO Feasibility Study for Foreign Language Educational Interpreter Training and Certification. 2015. Those who work in the school system […]

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