Black History Month – A Reflection Backwards and Looking Ahead
February is a month that the world has dedicated to reflecting and remembering the histories and contributions of Black people to society, as we know it over the centuries, decades, …
COVID-19
Battling COVID-19 and Filling the Language Gap: Reflections on Language Advocacy Day
If there has been one common goal for people all around the globe in the past year, it would be to end the COVID-19 global pandemic. The disease doesn’t discriminate. …
Highlights of Challenges Facing Ontario’s Language Services Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stress test for many essential services offered in Ontario. It has brought to light the challenges, inequities and structural flaws within systems designed …
COVID Stories: Translators: The behind-the-scenes crew of the COVID-19 pandemic
It has been almost a year since COVID-19 started spreading around the world like wildfire. In this time, the importance of language services has become more apparent than ever. ICES, …
COVID Stories: An Interview with Project Abraham
By: Ashley Tulio, Communications Specialist As a part of our COVID Series blogs, MCIS recently interviewed Debbie Rose, Executive Director of Project Abraham. Project Abraham’s mission is to provide aid …
COVID Stories: COVID-19 and the Limits of Machine Translation
By: Sara Parker-Toulson, RFP Coordinator Public displays of information on COVID-19 seem to be everywhere now, reminding us to wash our hands, keep six feet between one another, and to …