The Invaluable Role of a Simultaneous Interpreter: Simultaneous interpreters can be found working in a variety of settings such as at the United Nations conferences, courtrooms, schools and healthcare facilities. Simultaneous interpreters are highly trained professionals who are able to listen to one language, process the information and speak simultaneously in another, conveying words, nuances,…
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OPI In High Demand: Over-the-Phone (OPT) interpretation services are very effective when a limited English proficient (LEP) individual needs immediate attention or when there’s relatively simple dialogue to engage in quickly and efficiently. Professionals from various industries are taking advantage of the vast benefits OPI provide and relying on the interpretation service regularly in order…
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Language Proficiency and Adverse Events in US Hospitals: A Pilot Study: Objective: To examine differences in the characteristics of adverse events between English speaking patients and patients with limited English proficiency in US hospitals. Results: About 49.1% of limited English proficient patient adverse events involved some physical harm whereas only 29.5% of adverse events…
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Unprecedented Advancements in Machine Translation: Technological advancements allow people to seamlessly connect with others regardless of their location in the world. Despite this modern time of connectivity, language barriers still prevent communication from occurring in many aspects of life. Language service providers now more than ever are heavily relied on to facilitate communication in healthcare,…
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Two Modules of Communication, One Goal: Spoken language interpretation and sign language interpretation are two separate professions sharing the same goal; to accurately facilitate communication when there is a language barrier present. There’re many differences in how these two forms of communication are used, however the similarities are vast when either form is used for…
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Accommodate Linguistic Diversity with Language Services: Organizations, businesses and facilities across the United States are now more than ever utilizing various language services in order to accommodate and provide language access to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Bridging language gaps and ensuring communication is facilitated is important in order to provide healthcare, legal advice, and…
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Legal Interpretation Prevents Injustice: Language barriers complicate matters, but when they are faced in legal situations it’s imperative interpretation services are provided in order to ensure everyone is on the same page. Not providing legal interpretation services can prevent justice from being served and can also put limited English proficient (LEP) individuals at risk of…
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Medical Translation Must Be Accurate and Precise: Medial translation is one of the most difficult and strenuous forms of translation. Translation allow doctors in countries all over the world the ability to read and understand new concepts, studies, and approaches. This allows advancements in modern medicine to be made and spread to medical professionals all…
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Overlooking the Need for Language Services Allows your Business to Fall Short of the Competition: A lack in the utilization of language services is setting businesses up for failure in various ways. Rosetta Stone Inc. released a study showing that regardless of the need for improved language proficiency, only one-third of companies are handling this…
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55% of the American Population Has Received Government Assistance: The United States government offers more than 1,000 federal programs that aim to aid and assist individuals living in this country. There are programs set up to help many segments of our society; Social Security for retired people and disabled workers, Medicare for senior citizens, the…
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