by Avantpage | Aug 17, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Language barriers can come in many forms, and reducing language barriers in healthcare needs to be innovative and detailed. Immigrants and limited English proficient (LEP) individuals have historically been marginalized and discriminated against due to accents or...
by Avantpage | Aug 3, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Telehealth services can increase equitable healthcare or exacerbate disparities. Telehealth services needs grew exponentially during the pandemic: the number of Medicare visits handled through telehealth increased 63-fold, from 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020....
by Avantpage | May 4, 2022 | American Sign Language, Customer Experience, Interpreting Services, Language Industry, Technology, Video remote interpreting
Based on standard hearing exams, one in eight people in the US aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears. This number equals 13 percent of the population or 30 million people. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires title II (state and local...
by Avantpage | May 4, 2021 | Legal interpreting, Legal translation, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Why law firms should consider offering over-the-phone interpreting (OPI) and video remote interpreting (VRI). While English is often the language of choice in business affairs across the globe, it is not always the case for legal proceedings. According to the most...
