Greater Minnesota

Solutions in this category focus on educating healthcare services in rural areas about the needs of the DDBHH community and developing interpreter programs to serve these regions.

Solution

For each solution within this category, respondents rated their level of support. The survey results are shown below from most popular to least popular, based on the combined level of support and strongly support. The visual breakdown is shown next to each solution. Click on the solution name to learn more in detail.

Image description: A set of stacked bar charts show the percentage of respondents are shown for the five categories from left to right: Strongly Oppose (Dark Red), Oppose (Light Red), Neutral (Yellow), Support (Light Blue), and Strongly Support (Dark Blue). The percentages are shown under each bar.

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Educate Health Care Systems on the Need for On-Site Interpreters

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 0%, Neutral: 3%, Support: 23%, Strongly Support: 74%

Educate Health Care Systems on the Best and Not Recommended Uses of Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 2%, Neutral: 2%, Support: 22%, Strongly Support: 74%

Advertise Interpreting in Greater MN as an Attractive Career to Recruit ITP Students

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 3%, Support: 28%, Strongly Support: 67%

Secure Funding for a Rural Interpreter Mentoring/Professional Development Program

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 0%, Neutral: 6%, Support: 38%, Strongly Support: 56%

Promote ASL for All High School Programs

Strongly Oppose: 1%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 7%, Support: 28%, Strongly Support: 63%

Secure Funding for Greater Minnesota ITP

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 9%, Support: 37%, Strongly Support: 53%

Enhance Broadband Internet Access in Greater Minnesota

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 0%, Neutral: 10%, Support: 31%, Strongly Support: 57%

Regulate the Use of VRI in Critical Settings

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 3%, Neutral: 9%, Support: 35%, Strongly Support: 53%

Partner with DHHSD Internship Grant for Greater Minnesota K12 Educational Interpreters

Strongly Oppose: 1%, Oppose: 2%, Neutral: 11%, Support: 45%, Strongly Support: 42%

Expand DHHSD Grants

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 3%, Neutral: 11%, Support: 33%, Strongly Support: 53%

Seek or Create a Grant to Assess Medical VRI Services Statewide

Strongly Oppose: 3%, Oppose: 5%, Neutral: 8%, Support: 34%, Strongly Support: 51%

Develop Legislation and Mechanism to Prohibit Unqualified K12 Educational Interpreters

Strongly Oppose: 2%, Oppose: 3%, Neutral: 14%, Support: 33%, Strongly Support: 49%

Campaign to Support Interpreters in Greater Minnesota Being Hired by Local State Agency Offices

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 4%, Neutral: 18%, Support: 36%, Strongly Support: 42%

Minnesota-Based Interpreter Referral Companies Create Partnerships with Other Interpreter Referral Companies in Neighboring States

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 5%, Neutral: 22%, Support: 46%, Strongly Support: 27%

Establish Fund to Offer Moving Bonuses to Out-of-State Interpreters Moving to Minnesota

Strongly Oppose: 3%, Oppose: 8%, Neutral: 22%, Support: 39%, Strongly Support: 28%