This is not an isolated problem! We need to band together to find short-term and long-term solutions! Here are some articles to check out:

• Star Tribune: Minnesota poised to lose nearly 40% of its sign language interpreters

• Global News: Quebec, Canada- Deaf community makes urgent appeal for more interpreters

• UH Beat: Hawaii’s Deaf Community Is Struggling with Lack of Certified ASL Interpreters

• Arizona’s Family: Arizona is dealing with a sign language interpreter shortage

• 5Chicago: Advocates shed light on need for more trilingual sign language interpreters in Chicago

• Minnesota: Interpreting Forward

• Arizona: Understanding the Arizona American Sign Language Interpreter Shortage: ACDHH Needs Report

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If you see any articles that would help increase awareness on the local and out of state interpreter shortage, please forward to terpswa@gmail.com and we will add them to this list above. Thank you in advance!