Video Remote Interpreting VRI SJIAward No SJI14 P

Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) SJI-Award No. SJI-14 -P 242 CLAC Conference May 7, 2018 Austin, Texas Kelly Mills Program Manager, Court Language Access Services Oregon Judicial Department Christine Johnson Administrative Director, Alaska Court System Language Access Advisory Committee, Chair Felix Bajandas Project Director Principal Court Management Consultant National Center for State Courts

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. VRI Project Background VRI Project Deliverables & Benefits VRI Deliverables Projected Timeline Sharing New VRI initiatives

VRI Project Background and timeline July 2013 – CCJ/COSCA approves National Proficiency Designations December 2017– LAAC approves Interpreter Monitoring Protocols January 2016 – Agreement Signed with Stratus Video, LLC September 2014 – First Database Submissions Provided by Program Managers May 2016 – Initial Launch of Database November 2017 – First VRI Workgroup meeting new scope September 11, 2017 – SJI approves new Scope

Project Deliverables & Benefits • VRI Resource Center (webpage) A single centralized source for everything VRI. • Access to the VRI database • VRI solutions landscape information (vendors & courts) • Interpreters VRI information and VRI online training • Courts can seek VRI information, trainings, VRI pilot implementation experiences, and VRI bench card.

Project Deliverables & Benefits http: //stage. ncsc. org/Services-and-Experts/Areas-ofexpertise/Language-access/VRI. aspx

National Database Enhancement Project Deliverables & Benefits • Increase number of available interpreters and available languages. • Current data: • 1335 Interpreters • 49 Languages • Identify VRI Interpreters • Include mechanisms for keeping information updated and relevant. • Allow interpreters to update basic personal information.

State Courts Project Deliverables & Benefits Interpreter data NCSC Existing access structure New access structure design with interpreter self-update

Project Deliverables & Benefits VRI solutions landscape • VRI vendor list – services offered and experience • VRI technology resource materials • VRI courts in-house solutions • VRI state pilot implementations shared experiences & lessons learned

Project Deliverables & Benefits VRI Interpreter support • Guidelines • VRI Fundamentals online training for interpreters

Court’s VRI Resources • VRI reference materials: • Program managers Project Deliverables & Benefits • Courtroom staff • Court IT Staff • Judicial Officers • Lawyers • VRI for spoken languages • VRI for sign language • VRI Bench Card • VRI Introductory online training for the courts

Deliverables Projected Timeline Launch of VRI Resource Center (Summer 2018) Database Enhancement (Fall 2018) Training Tools & Resources for Courts and Interpreters (Winter 2018)

Sharing New VRI Initiatives Thank you! Questions: Felix Bajandas – fbajandas@ncsc. org