Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters & Translators

2025 TAHIT Symposium

From Policy to Practice: The Executive Order and the Future of Language Access

Thank You!

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who supported and made the 2025 TAHIT Symposium a tremendous success. Your dedication to advancing language access and improving healthcare equity continues to inspire our mission.

September 12, 2025

ISpeak Cards: Your Language Access Tool

Empowering individuals with limited English proficiency to access essential services

What are ISpeak Cards?

ISpeak Cards are free, pocket-sized language identification cards that help non-English speaking individuals communicate their language needs when accessing critical services. These cards bridge the communication gap and ensure that everyone receives the language assistance they are entitled to under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Why are they important?

✓ Legal Right: Non-English speaking persons have a right to free interpretation assistance in their language.

✓ Easy Identification: Service providers can quickly identify your language before calling an interpreter.

✓ Universal Access: Use them at hospitals, public assistance programs, schools, courts, and emergency services.

✓ No Barriers: This card is not required to receive services—it simply makes the process smoother.

Where can you use ISpeak Cards?

Hospitals & Health Clinics

Public Assistance Programs

Public Schools & Universities

Courts (City, County, State, Federal)

Emergency Services (911/311)

Public Services (Water, Trash, Electric)

Get Your Free ISpeak Cards Today

ISpeak Cards are available in Spanish, Arabic, ASL, and Vietnamese. Download, print, and cut out the card in your language. Keep it with you to ensure you receive the language assistance you deserve in any situation.

Spanish / Español

Arabic / عربي

Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

ASL / American Sign Language

Language Access is the Law

Our Mission

To promote language access within healthcare by facilitating training, education, and communication between government, providers, interpreters, translators, and individual stakeholders. We pursue our mission with a commitment to improving health equity, clinical outcomes, and patient safety for people with limited English proficiency.

Membership Pricing

If you need a personal membership, or an organization membership we have the right plan for you.

Personal Yearly Membership

$40

These memberships are intended for individuals who are stakeholders in providing language access for LEPs and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. Whether a provider, clinical staff, an administrator, a language professional, or just an ordinary person who cares about doing what is right, this is the best choice for most individuals.

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Student Yearly Membership

$25

It's expensive being a student, and TAHIT wants to lend a hand. If you join as a student with your ".edu" email account, you are eligible for this student membership that costs a fraction of an individual membership. You may have to survive on ramen, but you can also be connected to the profession. Join today!.