Medical Interpreters Are Invaluable in Modern Society: Medical interpreters play an invaluable role within our communities, they provide a service that allows limited English proficient (LEP) individuals the ability to understand information in a medical setting, regardless of the language they speak. Having a clear understanding of the facts and information at hand allows LEP…
Everyone Needs Insurance, Regardless of the Language You Speak: Having medical, automotive, life, homeowners or property insurance acts as a safeguarded for people when unforeseen events occur. The assurance that insurance provides is invaluable and allows people to financially be prepared for worst case scenarios. Effective and accurate communication is mandatory in order for policyholders…
Modern Diverse Clients Are in Need of Professional Interpretation and Translation Services: The financial service industry is at the forefront of developing and creating new avenues of revenue by providing services to the rapidly growing multicultural consumer markets thriving in America. Banks, mortgage lenders, investment management firms, credit unions, credit card companies, and any other…
There is No Longer a Standard Approach to Marketing: It’s important for companies within any industry to appropriately market to the evolving demographic in America. Significant changes in the American cultural landscape has made multicultural marketing a must in order to stay relevant in today’s consumer markets. Reaching linguistically and culturally diverse audiences is not…
Real Life Situations Require the Support of Professional Interpretation Services: Bopha Ngun, a 76 year old Cambodian woman was scheduled for cataract surgery, a procedure that removes the lens of your eye that has become cloudy and replaces it with a clear artificial lens. The surgery is normally done with laser assisted technology, takes around…
Population Shifts Are Increasing the Need for Professional Interpreters: Currently there are 350 languages spoken throughout the United States. In 2013, approximately 61.6 million individuals, foreign and U.S. born, spoke a language other than English at home. While the majority of these individuals spoke English with native fluency, about 41% (25.1 million) were considered limited…
So You Want to Be an Interpreter, What Does That Entail: Working as a professional interpreter can be a very rewarding job, you’re giving a voice to people who are unable to express themselves due to a language barrier. Limited English proficient (LEP) and deaf individuals heavily rely on interpreters for medical matters, legal issues…
E-commerce May Be the Death of Brick-and-Mortar Retail Stores: Over the past few years retail stores are falling victim to bankruptcies, store closures, downsizings, and incredibly high volumes of employee layoffs. Shoppers, slowly but surely, are preferring the ease and convenience of online shopping, which means mall and store traffic unfortunately is declining. Instant access…