These articles and handouts are for you to download, print and share with your lawmakers and colleagues. 
For handouts regarding California’s AB 5 and AB 2257, click here.

Be Pro-Active! Fix the PRO Act & Defend Your Professional Livelihood

Your professional livelihood’s future starts with YOU! That means getting in touch with your 2 U.S. Senators to fix the PRO Act. What to say? How to reach them? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. This postcard is short and sharable with friends. It also shows you how to get contact info — or ask for help from the Coalition. Be heard!

Letter to U.S. Senators

As a language professional or ally, use this letter to contact YOUR 2 Senators to urge the PRO Act be fixed. Add your own personalized cover message.

Letter by Disability Rights Leader Richard Ray

The PRO Act, unless fixed, would seriously harm the rights and dignity of people who are deaf or hard of hearing. This letter by disability rights leader Richard Ray educates Senators and their staff about the need to heed the lesson from California and to fix the PRO Act.

FAQ - What's the problem with the PRO Act? - July 2021

EDD Interpreter Stats 8/6/2020

The catch-22 with certifications- A Nimdzi Study

The State of the Linguist Supply Chain- A CSA Study by Helene Pielmeir and Paul O'Mara 01/2020