Traumatic Brain Injury

The Washington Post has published an excellent report on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and how it has been affecting US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. I immediately thought of our client, Brain Injury Services, Inc., and the excellent work that they do with adults and children, helping them to build the skills and confidence they need to be able to have a productive life.  We have a contract with BIS to provide interpretation at meetings between BIS staff and the brain injured person and their family.  We’ve assisted at psychiatrist meetings, case update meetings, neurological testing, evaluations, and meetings …read more

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Watch Alboum Live at Miss Universe Competition!

Okay, so not quite. Our esteemed translator, Joy, has been selected to interpret for Miss Thailand in this year’s Miss Universe competition on August 23rd live from Las Vegas. If Miss Thailand makes it into the top 5, Joy will accompany her on stage! How awesome is that!? Joy was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She has life-long instruction in the Thai, northern dialect of Thai, Laotian and English languages. We’ve partnered with her to provide Thai translation for several projects, most notably those related to tobacco control. She resides in Fresno, California where she is a Registered Court Interpreter and …read more

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