DFAC58674FDB02CB87258B6B00571D52 Hearing Summary

Ms. Prisciliano discussed different preferences in interpretation for simultaneous interpretation and in person services for people attending meetings in person at the Capitol, and remote interpretation for those attending legislative meetings remotely. She discussed the importance of using human interpretation as opposed to technical, computerized, or Google interpretation. She explained the need for a real person to review translated materials and stated that simple language is encouraged. She spoke about investing in the most spoken and most requested languages and building a resource list of available interpretation services for the public to access.

Ms. de Pablo-Lopez began her portion of the presentation. She provided background information on the volunteer-based Community Language Research Group. She reviewed their best practices toolkit (Attachment C) and explained the importance of illustrating the human side of immigration, promoting trauma-informed responses, and discussing how and why people immigrate to this country. She talked about the training program for new interpreters and translators, many of whom are the children of immigrants, and using skills to integrate into the larger community and create a sense of belonging while also working towards being competent English speakers.