“Securing Language Access Through Adversity:Building Resilient Communities”
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Day 1: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
8:30 AM – 2:45 PM (CT)
All session will be held virtually on zoom. Registration Required.
All session times are on Central Time.
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Branded Waiting Room: Networking & Latest Tools for Language Access. Session Moderator: Daesy Behrhorst
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome by Kathleen Gasparian, LLAC President & Chair of BOD
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM SESSION I: Health – Session Moderator: Eva Silvestre
A. “Mental Health Prevention Work in Community with Language Access”
Presenter: LA Voz de la Comunidad: David Alvarez (CEU: CCCHI & Tulane School of Social Work)
B. “Improving Language Access in Our Health Care System” Presenter: Luke’s House Health Clinic: Edith Romero & Adam Bradley (CEU: CCCHI & Tulane School of Social Work)
10:25 AM – 11:50 AM SESSION II: Education – Session Moderator: Karina Castillo
A.“Language Access in Virtual Learning Environment” Presenter: Jefferson Parish Schools: Dr. Gloria Parker (CEU: JPS)
B.“Educational Access for Undocumented Youth” Presenter: ALAS: Lisa María Rhodes CEU: JPS)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Keynote Address: “Organizing for Language Access in Local Government” Presenter: Sarah Babcock, Jefferson Parish President’s Office Session Session Moderator: Jocelyn Pinkerton (CEU: CCCH)
12:35 PM – 1:35 PM SESSION III: Justice – Session Moderator: Samuel Buckley
A.“Language Rights When Interacting with ICE and 287(g) Agreements: What Communities Need to Know” Presenter: Southern Poverty Law Center: Luz Lopez-Ortiz & Matt Boles (CEU: CCCHI & MCLE)
B.“Louisiana’s New Language Access Plans for Courts” Presenter: Louisiana Supreme Court: Brian Wiggins (CEU: MCLE)
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM SESSION IV: Interpreters – Session Moderator: Andrew Dafoe
A.“How to Become a Certified or Credentialed Medical Interpreter”
Presenter:National Board of Certified Medical Interpreters (NBCMI): Gulya Shigabutdinova
B.“Language Translation Overview: Processes, Practices and Considerations” Presenter: Language Line Solutions: Jon Bove
C.“Getting the Healthcare Interpreter Certification to Boost Your Career” Presenter: Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI): Natalya Mytareva
2:45 PM Evaluations Session – Moderator: Karla duPlantier
Day 2: Thursday, July 22, 2021
8:30 AM – 2:45 PM (CT)
All session times are on Central Time
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Branded Waiting Room: Networking & Latest Tools for Language Access. Session Moderator: Daesy Behrhorst
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome Day 2: Advocacy for Language Access during Disaster & Response
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM SESSION I: Health – Session Moderator: Ligia Gutierrez
A.“Beyond Dispatch”
Presenter: Family Services at Children’s Wisconsin: Kristin Nordness (CEU:CCHI & Tulane School of Social Work)
B.“Empowering Health Care Organizations to Eliminate the Language Barrier” Presenter: Canopy Innovations: Bill Tan (CEU:CCHI & Tulane School of Social Work)
10:55 AM – 11:55 AM SESSION II: Education – Session Moderator: Idania Mejia
A.“Quality of Language Access Services: Three-Pillar Education Approach” Presenter: BML, Language Consultants, LLC: Berta A. Cevallos (CEU: JPS)
B.“Remote Interpreting in Educational Contexts – Inclusive Measures that Provide Language Access” Presenter: TEA Language Solutions: Aimee Benaavides, Tamber Hilton & Ernest Nino- Murcia (CEU: JPS)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Keynote Address: “Responsive Actions to Civil Rights and HIPPA: Privacy/Security Safeguards During Translations and Interpretations” Presenter: Office for Civil Right – DHHS/OS: Valerie Montoya
12:35 PM – 1:35 PM SESSION III: Justice – Session Moderator: Samuel Buckley
A.“Language Access in Court Proceedings and COVID-19” Presenter: Interpreting and Translation Program, University of New Orleans: Sylvia Gomez (CEU: MCLE)
B.“Ethical Considerations in Remote Proceedings with Language Access”
Presenter: TEA Language Solutions: Tamber Hilton, Ernest Nino-Murcia & Aimee Benaavides (CEU: MCLE)
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM SESSION IV: Interpreters – Session Moderator: Andrew Dafoe
A.“Defining Best Collaboration Practices between Interpreters, Speech and Language Pathologist” Presenter: ITEworkgroup: Dr. Holly Silvestri (CEU: CCHI)
B.“Interpretation and the IEP”
Presenter: TNOLA Learning: Robert Matschiner & Andrew Dafoe (CEU: CCHI)
2:45 PM CLOSING REMARKS – Session Moderator: Karla duPlantier