Interpreting For Healthcare Episode 19 with Michael Mulé

NCIHC's Podcast Station

The one where Eliana and Michael discussed the present and future of language access on all levels: federal, state, and local, and agreed upon the ‘Can you help me?’ request being the core motivation for reducing disparities and promoting civil rights observance.
By popular demand from our membership, we invited Michael Mulé, Deputy Director of Civil Rights at the Department of Justice and an experienced civil rights attorney, to share the good news and harsh realities within the world of language access for LEP people.
Tune in to hear about the personal story leading our guest to the field of his expertise.
Would you like to know which one thing they don’t teach you in a law school, or why user testing should be done prior to adopting any program or services for non-English speakers?
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You will also learn about:

• A memo issued by the Attorney General in November 2022 and its implications
• The increase in language access coordinator job positions in federal agencies and its causes
• A gap in interpreters’ assessment for fields other than healthcare or legal services
• Progress achieved in the language access industry in the past three years
  

If you would like to know more about Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the ways it can be applied to make a difference in the lives of LEP people, search no more—you are at the right place.
Tune in to an insightful and inspiring conversation between Michael and Eliana to find out why addressing the US demographic reality is the inevitable step to be taken in the near future and whether AI is a viable alternative to human translation.