Translation Services in Chandler, AZ

Languages spoken in Chandler

23.7% of Chandler residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, and 6.9% speak English less than “very well.” Spanish leads, followed by Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese and Vietnamese.

Language spoken at home	Residents	Speak English less than “very well”
Spanish	28,831	8,589
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages	7,345	1,668
Other Indo-European languages	6,900	1,248
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	6,550	2,903
Vietnamese	2,771	1,517
Other languages	1,995	391
Arabic	1,845	263

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Chandler city (tables C16001, C16002, B05002, B05006) (opens in a new tab). Figures with a wide margin of error are not shown.

Language access rules in Arizona

Court interpreter program: Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Language Access Services, the contact office for the Arizona Court Interpreter Credentialing Program (ACICP), which the Supreme Court adopted by Administrative Order 2016-02 on January 6, 2016; the judiciary publishes the Arizona Court Interpreter Registry and a roster of interpreters who have completed at least one ACICP tier.
Court-certified languages: ACICP credentials interpreters in tiers: Tier 1 (ethics and court overview classes, written English exam, oral proficiency interview), Tiers 2-4 by score on the NCSC oral interpreting exam (offered in 2016 in Arabic, Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, Cantonese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Ilocano, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin, Marshallese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese), and Tier A for languages with no oral exam. ASL interpreters need a legal license from the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing instead of a court credential.
The rule: A.R.S. § 12-241 authorizes courts to appoint interpreters when necessary, and A.R.S. § 12-242 requires the court to appoint a licensed interpreter whenever a deaf person is a party, witness, complainant, defendant, or attorney in a civil, criminal, or grand jury proceeding; Administrative Order 2011-96 requires every Arizona court to develop a language access plan, citing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Court language access plans: Administrative Order 2011-96 (September 12, 2011) requires each Arizona court to document its frequently encountered languages, the interpreting and translation resources it uses in the courtroom, at the counter, and in court-ordered programs, and the court forms it has translated.
Continuing education for court interpreters: ACJA § 7-301 requires every ACICP-credentialed interpreter, staff or freelance and in any language, to complete at least 20 hours of approved continuing education every two-year compliance period, including at least two hours of court-interpreter ethics.
Licensed interpreters for deaf people in agency proceedings and arrests: A.R.S. § 12-242 also requires state and local departments, boards, commissions, agencies, and licensing authorities to appoint a licensed interpreter when a deaf person is a principal party or witness, and requires a licensed interpreter for rights warnings, custodial interrogation, and statements when a known or apparent deaf person is arrested for an alleged violation of state law.
Sign language interpreter licensure: Under A.R.S. § 36-1971, no one may work as an interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing people in Arizona without a license (legal, generalist, or provisional), with limited exceptions for registered short-term nonlegal work, religious activities, emergencies, unpaid nonlegal work, supervised interns and students, and school IEP settings, where the school district must tell parents they can request a licensed interpreter.
English for official actions: Article XXVIII of the Arizona Constitution makes English the official language, and § 4 requires official actions to be conducted in English.
Exceptions to the English rule: Article XXVIII, § 1 excludes from 'official action' anything required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or other federal laws, actions that protect public health and safety, actions that protect the rights of crime victims or criminal defendants, and assistance to people who are hearing impaired or unable to read, among other exceptions.
Reciprocity for certified interpreters: Under the January 2016 ACICP policies, Arizona grants Tier 4 reciprocity to interpreters who meet NAJIT's or the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination's criteria, and Tier 3 or 4 to interpreters whose NCSC oral exam score from another state meets Arizona's scoring criteria for those tiers; reciprocity recipients must still complete Arizona's two online classes.

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Chandler by the numbers

Residents: 280,136
Speak a language other than English at home: 62,925 23.7%
Speak English less than “very well”: 18,328 6.9%
Limited-English households: 3,140 2.9%
Born outside the U.S.: 43,753 15.6%

Where Chandler residents born abroad come from

Countries of birth point to the languages behind the Census groups above, and to the documents (birth certificates, diplomas, court records) that arrive for translation.

India8,189
Mexico8,055
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan4,198
Vietnam2,295
Philippines1,781
Canada1,708
Korea1,688
Taiwan793

Detailed languages in Maricopa County, Arizona

The Census Bureau publishes individual languages for counties, not for cities. These are the most-spoken languages other than English in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Spanish864,894
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)30,831
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)24,448
Vietnamese21,718
Arabic20,386
Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa14,792
Korean12,894
Telugu12,705

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2024 1-year, table B16001, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Language services in Chandler

Chandler questions

What languages are spoken in Chandler?

23.7% of Chandler residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, and 6.9% speak English less than “very well.” Spanish leads, followed by Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese and Vietnamese. The most common countries of birth among residents born abroad are India, Mexico, and China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan.

How many Chandler households have limited English?

3,140 of 107,693 households (2.9%), according to the Census Bureau: households in which no one age 14 or older speaks only English or speaks English “very well.” These are the households most likely to need an interpreter or translated documents.

How are court interpreters credentialed in Arizona?

Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Language Access Services, the contact office for the Arizona Court Interpreter Credentialing Program (ACICP), which the Supreme Court adopted by Administrative Order 2016-02 on January 6, 2016; the judiciary publishes the Arizona Court Interpreter Registry and a roster of interpreters who have completed at least one ACICP tier. ACICP credentials interpreters in tiers: Tier 1 (ethics and court overview classes, written English exam, oral proficiency interview), Tiers 2-4 by score on the NCSC oral interpreting exam (offered in 2016 in Arabic, Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, Cantonese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Ilocano, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin, Marshallese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese), and Tier A for languages with no oral exam. ASL interpreters need a legal license from the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing instead of a court credential.

Do you provide on-site interpreters in Chandler?

Yes. We schedule interpreters in person in Chandler and across Arizona, and by phone and video nationwide, in 250+ languages including Spanish and ASL. Book less common languages as early as you can.

Do you provide conference and meeting interpreters in Chandler?

Yes. We staff conferences, conventions, trade shows, seminars, corporate training, and client meetings in Chandler with simultaneous or consecutive interpreters. For simultaneous interpreting, our own technicians deliver, run, and strike the booths, transmitters, and receivers, shipped from our own inventory.