Updated 9/25/12 gb
Resources - Translator and Interpreter Services*
Interpreter Services and Electronic Media
| House of Languages (Portland, Maine) provides translation and interpreting services in more than 17 languages, consultations on language access and working with interpreters, and interpreter training. |
207 423-9962 or see website |
| Maine State Interpreters - full service interpreting and translating services |
207-221-0740 or 207-450-6035 |
| The Association of Maine Interpreters and Translators - includes a current list of statewide interpreters and translators |
see website |
| Language Line Services - full service, over 170 languages |
1-800-752-6096 |
| TransACT Communications, Inc. Mulkiteo, WA - Parent notifications |
425-348-5000 |
| Transperfect International Translation Services -
services in over 100 languages |
617-523-6936 |
| Pacific Interpreters Portland, OR - services in over 180 languages |
1-800-311-1232 |
| Avalon Language Services Technical translation in 62 languages |
1-800-401-9639 |
| wintranslation Professional Translation Services - Quality translations in over 70 languages - Ottawa, Canada |
1-877-742-5982 |
Choice
Translating & Interpreting, Inc. Charlotte, NC |
1-888-721-2077 |
| LEP - A Federal Interagency Website - Interpretation and Translation |
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On-Line Dictionaries Multiple Languages |
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SDL International free instant translation |
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Webinar
"Working Effectively with Spoken Language Interpreters - Tips and Considerations" Dolgormaa Hersom, January 2011. Dolgormaa Hersom was the Project Director of LANA - Language Access for New Americans, which closed in 2011. Length: 1:04
View session | Download the presentation
Language List - countries in which various languages are spoken
Additional Interpreting Resources from Migration Policy Institute:
COMMUNICATING MORE FOR LESS: Using Translation and Interpretation Technology to Serve Limited English Proficient Individuals (pdf)
MPI webinar, 1/25/11: Using Translation and Interpretation Technology to Serve Limited English Proficient individuals
View the MPI webinar PowerPoint (pdf)
Bilingual Dictionaries
Approved bilingual dictionaries for use with the MEA and NECAP:
http://www.maine.gov/education/mea/bilingual_dictionaries_2007.pdf
(For questions concerning assessment accommodations, please go to the www.maine.gov/education/lsalt/index.htm website for the specific assessment and use the contact information therein.)
Outside resource - Bilingual Dictionaries - http://bilingualdictionaries.com/
P.O. Box 1154
Murietta,
CA
92562
951 461 6893
Publishers of the “Word to Word Bilingual Dictionary Series” in 26 languages, each containing 18,000-22,000 entries. Also offer Bilingual Dictionaries from other publishers, Children's Bilingual Picture Dictionaries, Children's Bilingual Stories, and a “Basic English” ESL Program.
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Interpreter Services Blog
Supported by Catholic Charities Maine -
http://yourlanguagepartner.blogspot.com
Social Services
*This is not an exhaustive list. The listing does not suggest Maine Department of Education endorsement
of any service provider listed above.
