Communications Department
The goal of the Communications Department is to help immigrants, refugees and service providers to overcome language and cultural barriers in communication.
- INTERPRETING SERVICES - The Institute provides trained interpreters, proficient in over 50 languages, to governmental entities, courts, law enforcement, hospitals, heath care and social service providers, and businesses. Emergency face-to-face interpreting is available 24/7/365. Our program consults and trains service providers on how to communicate effectively with non-English speakers through the interpreter.
- TRANSLATION SERVICES – We provide certified and notarized translations of written documents in over 50 languages to private individuals, numerous services providers, and businesses.
- INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAM – offers legal and healthcare terminology, skill-building and professional ethics training to free-lance interpreters as well as employees and contractors of other interpreting services in Ohio.
REGISTRATION FOR Beyond-the-Basics Interpreter Terminology and Skills (BITS) for Legal Settings is open until October 3, 2008! Scholarships for this 4-day training are available from the Interpreter Services Program of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Please contact Bruno Romero, Program Manager, to apply for a scholarship (Phone: 614.387.9404; Fax: 614.387.9409; Email: RomeroB@sconet.state.oh.us)
- CULTURAL COMPETENCE PROGRAM – provides customized cultural competence training to businesses and services providers who deal with ethnically diverse clients. International visitors, immigrants and refugees are offered a course in American values, traditions and practices – In the Heart of America.
- FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM - is designed to help refugees and immigrants acquire financial literacy, improve their access to the U.S. financial services and to promote entrepreneurship.
For more information about the Department contact:
Ms. Natalya Mytareva
Communications Programs Director
E-mail: natalya.mytareva@iiakron.org
Phone: (330) 376-5106 ext. 29; Fax: (330) 376-0133
Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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