Whether it be in my travels as an on-site medical interpreter in the Greater Richmond, Virginia area, teaching classes with Americans Against Language Barriers, engaging with and producing interpreting practice materials for our members on InterpreMed, managing a variety of professional communities for medical interpreters on Facebook, running a YouTube channel for medical interpreters, or any of...
I had both the pleasure and privilege to facilitate a session of the Language Access Café at the 2021 Annual Membership Meeting of the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare. This year’s theme was Trauma, Language, and Social Justice, and I was asked if I could lead a discussion on interpreting for the LGBTQ community. It felt so appropriate and timely to center this discussion...
Since posting a video to my YouTube channel and an accompanying article with a full transcript and sources to my website, I’ve received a lot of attention. To be clear, my original goal was not to draw attention to myself, but rather to an issue that is near and dear to my heart: my freelance medical interpreter colleagues here in the Richmond, Virginia area, being unable to receive the COVID-19...
My name is Kelly and I’m a Spanish medical interpreter in the greater Richmond area.For those of you who don’t know, a medical interpreter accompanies patients with Limited English Proficiency to doctor’s appointments, hospital visits, what have you, to facilitate communication between them and doctors, nurses, and other members of their healthcare team. As an independent...
For on-site medical interpreters who are freelancers or independent contractors, the path towards getting a COVID-19 vaccine is often unclear. I’m here to tell you that it is possible to get vaccinated under phase 1a as a healthcare worker if you fall within this category!
2020 was a tough year to be a small business owner. We continue to face seemingly insurmountable obstacles and the problems don't seem to stop piling up. But what can we interpreters learn from Danny Meyer, the founder of Shake Shack?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: medical interpretation and mental health interpreting are not the same. Unfortunately, mental health interpretation is often lumped in with medical interpretation, and interpreters trained in medical interpretation are usually the ones who are dispatched to interpret for mental health encounters. While medical interpretation and mental health...
I am honored to be taking part in this year’s Virginia TIES (Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit) advisory committees on Spanish language access, hosted by Equality Virginia (EV). EV is going above and beyond this year to kick off their first-ever all-digital conference and to make sure TIES is accessible to Spanish-speakers of all backgrounds. Barriers for Spanish-Speakers...
I have a brand new practice video format I’m excited to share with you all! They’re called “Choose Your Own Script” in which you get to respond to real-life scenarios that will influence how the rest of your script video will play out! I’ve already posted a “Choose Your Own Script” practice video last week on my Patreon for my patrons, but this week...
I've recently been a guest on two podcasts: Our Lives with Shannon Fisher to talk about language access in healthcare, and Race Capitol to talk about the group I admin on Facebook that donates handmade masks to local essential retail and service workers!
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I am a Certified Medical/Healthcare Interpreter (CMI-Spanish, CHI-Spanish) and a medical interpreter trainer. I work as an independent contractor in the greater Richmond, Virginia area as a Spanish-English medical interpreter. Click here to read more about me.
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