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What it’s like to interpret for coronavirus patients remotely

Publication Title
Vox
Publication/Creation Date
May 16 2020
Creators/Contributors
Rebecca Heilweil (creator)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Description
"Sweeney is one of many interpreters now working remotely to ensure that patients and family members who don’t speak English fluently — a significant portion of the US population — can still access vital health care information amid the coronavirus pandemic. While some interpreters have for years used phone calls and video calls to communicate with patients, others are still adjusting."
HCI Platform
Carryables
Relation to Body
On
Related Body Part
Hand
Augments
Communicating, Interpreting, Understanding, Speaking, Caring, Working
Technology Keywords
Video Calling, Tele-Medicine, Remote Work, Remote Interpreting Services
Keywords
COVID-19, Pandemic, Health, Medical, Hospitals, Patients, Language, Translation, Communication, Work
Marketing Keywords
Source
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/16/21250477/medical-interpreters-remote-certified-languages-telelanguage-covid-19
Related Items
Vox Media Inc.
Rebecca Heilweil
Related Collections
COVID-19 Tech (2020-2021)
Date archived
July 2 2020
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
Rebecca Heilweil. (May 16 2020). "What it’s like to interpret for coronavirus patients remotely". Vox. Vox Media Inc.. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/4636