Did translation policy change during the COVID pandemic

An online seminar help on November 18, 2022. Four experts have been invited to respond: Regina Torres-Quiazon (Multicultural Centre for Women’s Heath, Melbourne) Erika González (RMIT, President of AUSIT) Leanne Ringwood (Australian Department of Health) Sharon O’Brien (Dublin City University) Moderator: Rachel Macreadie, University of Melbourne. They answer the following questions: 1. Was there a shift in official communication practices during the pandemic? 2. Did the communication needs present a challenge to policies on language and cultural diversity? Were those challenges met successfully? 3. Have there been any significant changes on the level of multilingual communication policy? 4. How should the work of certified translators and interpreters connect with the work of community organisations and mediators? This event was organized by the joint doctoral program in Effective Translation Policy at KU Leuven and the University of Melbourne.