Artificial Interpreters

Artificial Interpreters Artificial intelligence (AI) has been toyed with since the automatons of Hephaestus in Greek mythology, and in today’s modern age, artificial intelligence is no longer just an idea or for chess players. It is being used for transportation, finance, medicine, music, agriculture, and more. Of interest to us, is AI in the field […]

American Sign Language and Spanish Interpreters Are Needed Nationwide

Lack of Language Access Is a Nationwide Crisis         Posted Monday, February 19, 2018 – 1:30 pm News & Features Angelo Franco In August 2012, Arlet Macareno lay in a heap at the bottom of the stairs of her apartment building in Staten Island. That is where her niece found her and called 911. Arlet tried to […]

Pink Colors The Grammys With An On-stage Sign Language Interpreter

Pink performed “Wild Hearts” with a Sign Language interpreter onstage during the Grammy’s in Madison Square Garden NYC.  It’s great to see mainstream performers providing Deaf people with access to their art.  If you need a Sign Language or Spanish interpreter in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, San Bernardino, Irvine, or surrounding areas, […]

Video and Telephonic Interpreters Help Out In Medical Settings

When local interpreters cannot be found or in last minute situations, a telephonic or video interpreter can really come in handy. It can also help to avoid civil rights claims. If you are in need of a last minute Spanish or Sign Language interpreter for the Deaf, then give us a call.  We also have on-site […]

Looking for a Challenge? Translate or Interpret for Trump.

To tone down, or not to tone down…that is the question.  Interpreters and translators are torn as to whether Trump’s rhetoric should be softened via translation or interpretation, or left in it’s often crude and offensive form. Some translators and interpreters argue that they have the right to modify Trump’s register when it conflicts with […]

Shortage of Sign Language Interpreters

If you thought there weren’t enough Spanish and Sign Language interpreters in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Irvine and Southern California areas, just look at southwestern Louisiana where there are only three sign language interpreters serving around 800 Deaf and hard of hearing clients. This affects Deaf and hard of hearing patient’s ability to […]

Deaf Ph.D Student at University of California Berkeley Denied Sign Language Interpreter

A Deaf Ph.D student has trouble getting a sign language interpreter at University of California at Berkley. It’s hard to believe that this is still an issue especially within the UC system. After interpreting at many colleges and universities in and around the Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, and surrounding areas I’ve always thought interpreters […]

Now Offering Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) in Healthcare Settings

If you’re in need of an interpreter, but are having a hard time finding someone to come on site, then maybe a video remote interpreter is the solution.  Here at Spot On Interpreting, we provide video remote interpreting in Spanish and American Sign Language nationwide.  In addition to providing interpreters in over 70 different languages onsite […]

Denying Deaf Patients Sign Language Interpreters Will Cost You

“Deaf man blames Hand Surgical Association for delayed treatment Robert HadleyMar. 5, 2016, 7:20pm  358  8  1  368 Terrance LeMaire filed a lawsuit on March 1 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Hand Surgical Association Ltd., alleging violations of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights […]