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ADA Assistive Listening Requirements Guide Did you know that approximately 17 percent of Americans — 48 million — report some degree of hearing loss? In older people, this is even more common with 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 affected. TheAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which was revised in 2010 prohibits discrimination based on disability. It establishes that all state and local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public must communicate effec …

"Portable equipment for socially-distanced simultaneous interpretation in court" by Flavia Lima & Monica Guelman (Vice President of Translation Equipment) was published last week in the American Translators Association Blog Read the full article here: Portable equipment for socially-distanced simultaneous interpretation in court …

How can an interpretation system prove useful for our church?For churches to grow nowadays it has become almost imperative to transcend language barriers. When people travel or move to a country where they do not speak their language, they will still seek a way to attend religious services and practice their faith, no matter how insurmountable the obstacles may seem at first. And these people will naturally flock to houses of worship nearby their abodes. They will not travel large distances to c …

"Portable Interpreting Solutions Help Court Interpreters Maintain Social Distance" by Monica Guelman, Vice President of Translation Equipment, was published in the spring issue of Proteus (The Quarterly Newsletter of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators - NAJIT) Read the newsletter here (Pages 14-15) …

Here at Translation Equipment, today we are launching our new series of interviews with professionals from the interpretation field. We created this interview space to give you the opportunity to have a better overview of the interpreting industry through the real experiences of professionals. In this first episode we welcome Mrs. Linda Dunlap. My name is Linda Dunlap. I’m a Florida Certified Spanish Court Interpreter. I was an Adjunct Professor at Miami Dade College, 2011—2014 and Pres …