Announcing the 2025 Language Access Champion Award Winners!

The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) is proud to honor two outstanding leaders whose work has transformed language access across healthcare, education, and the legal system.

Individual Award Winner:

Michael J. Mulé, Principal Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights

Institutional Award Winner:

Language Access Champion Organization
John Arroyave, Director, Cross-Cultural Communications

Their dedication to language access advocacy has made a profound impact, ensuring equitable services for limited-English proficient individuals nationwide.

Join us as we celebrate their achievements at the 2025 NCIHC Language Access Congress, taking place September 25-27, 2025, in Little Rock, Arkansas!

This in-person event will feature:

A keynote by legal advocate Mara Youdelman, Managing Director of Federal Advocacy, National Health Law Program
20+ workshops and panels on critical language access topics
Exclusive networking events, including the famous "Interpretini" Reception
A special award presentation recognizing our champions

We look forward to honoring Michael J. Mulé and John Arroyave in person at the Congress. Their contributions are shaping the future of language access, and we invite you to be part of this momentous occasion!