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Participants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds may require assistance to access translation and interpreting services in order to implement the supports available in their National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Plan. If participants or their parents or carers

TIS National has partnered with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to provide interpreting services for NDIS participants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This service will support participants when connecting with registered service provider

Migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless, and internally displaced persons that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI), face a complex array of challenges and threats throughout all stages of the displacement cycle. Challenges faced by LGBTI persons o

This discussion paper was written in response to increasing concerns by health services and multicultural advocates regarding the low levels of awareness among culturally diverse communities about the role and engagement of accredited interpreters. The paper examines whether culturall

This information sheet focuses on “teach-back” and how it can be an effective method for health practitioners in general and when used via an interpreter.

This policy and practice brief reports on the learnings and achievements of the Bridging the Gap initiative Language in Labour. The initiative found that improving interpreter engagement in high intensity hospital birth suites is possible with supportive leadership, multidisciplinary

The Department of Social Services Family Safety Pack includes information on Australia’s laws regarding domestic and family violence, sexual assault and forced marriage, and a woman’s right to be safe and has been translated into 46 languages.  Interpreters and Family Safety is a new

The Department of Social Services Family Safety Pack includes information on Australia’s laws regarding domestic and family violence, sexual assault and forced marriage, and a woman’s right to be safe and has been translated into 46 languages.  Interpreting in Domestic Violence Situat

Communication with a person from a refugee background may be affected by language and cultural differences as well as social, economic and political experiences.  It is important for an accredited interpreter (i.e. not a family member) to be offered to ensure ethical, safe and high qu

The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) has a new booklet to give interpreters working in health care settings a general understanding of HIV, hepatitis B and C. Click below to access the resource, or order printed copies of the resource online.