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2020 Census Insights on Language Use in the U.S.
By Avantpage Our founding fathers wrote in the Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section 2 that the U.S. must have a decennial census to count every person in the country and provide that information to the U.S. The census data is used to determine the...
Best Practices for Planning Multilingual Events and Interpreting
By Avantpage Whether you’re hosting a large multilingual online event or a smaller in-person meeting, you’ll want to give your audience the best possible experience. Providing professional human interpreters to interpret live while the speaker presents can break down...
Key Translation Takeaways from the California Recall Election
By Avantpage The translation process for election materials can be challenging due to short turnaround times and pressure to complete the work. We understand, because as a language service provider (LSP), we’ve been there. For example, we recently translated the...
Language Services in Our Schools
By Avantpage School districts have very specific language service needs to support their Limited English Proficient (LEP) families. As a language service provider (LSP) with a mission to connect people linguistically, we’ve worked with several school districts to...
Improve the Limited English Proficient Patient Journey through the Healthcare System
By Joanna Oseman Let’s face it–navigating our healthcare system can be a challenge for anyone. From finding a provider to searching for the right form, it’s almost never a simple activity. Now imagine that you don’t speak or read English as you try to navigate through...
Connect to Voters in Their Language with Translated Voter Information Guides
A special election for the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set for September 14, 2021. The last time this happened in California was in 2003 when Gov. Gray Davis was recalled and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When an election occurs, there are strict...