Interpreting service for people of foreign origin

Interpreter service for patients

In the law on patient rights (see Article 5) Since 1997, it has been stipulated that a patient who is medically insured in Iceland but does not speak Icelandic or uses sign language is entitled to interpreter services. Healthcare personnel are required to ensure that the patient receives these services.

The Language Line electronic interpretation service

Language Line Home Page

The online interpreting service Language Line provides interpreting services 24 hours a day. Both sign language and spoken interpreting are available by phone or video call. This can be very beneficial for individuals with mobility impairments, as well as for those who use alternative communication methods.

Multicultural Department of the Employment Service

Multicultural Department Website

The goal of the Multicultural Department of the Employment Authority is to enable every individual to become an active member of Icelandic society, regardless of their background or where they come from. It also offers assistance to people with mobility impairments to review and access their rights. More information about this is available here and here.

Tobii Dynavox

Tobii Dynavox website

Tobii Dynavox offers a wide range of communication solutions for people who use alternative communication methods, as well as computers that can be mounted on assistive devices. A wide range of words for their software and various useful communication applications in many languages are also available. Information about the communication technology is also available in Icelandic on the website. The Security Center.