Helping out other countries: Laos is chairing ASEAN 2024 Australia To Train Lao Interpreters To Prepare For The 2024 ASEAN Chair Year - Laotian Times

ASLIA Initiatives: The Australian Sign Language Interpreters and Translators Association (ASLIA) is actively involved in several initiatives, including research funded by the Leonie Jackson Memorial Fund to study the experiences of deaf students and Auslan-English interpreters in education. ASLIA is also exploring access to Auslan interpreting services in primary care settings as part of a review by the Department of Health and Aged Care​ (Source:ASLITA website)​.

AUSIT National Conference 2024:
Join us at the 37th AUSIT National Conference in Melbourne. This year’s theme is “Linguistic equity and access: translating and interpreting – connecting our communities and the world.” Early Bird discount available until 31 July.

Interpreters in the News:
There are inherent risks in not using qualified translators and interpreters. The examples below illustrate what can go wrong:
An Aboriginal man with cognitive impairment walked free from jail after almost five years behind bars, with WA’s highest court overturning his conviction
https://ausit.org/interpreters-in-the-news/
Critical case analysis of adverse events associated with failure to use interpreters for non-English speaking individuals

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