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Improving Accessible Language to Support Health Literacy
It should come as no surprise that strong health literacy is associated with more positive health outcomes. Health literacy — that is, an individual’s ability to understand and utilize information on health and medical care — is an important part of being able to...
How These 5 Public Libraries Across the United States are Fostering Equity
Public libraries are a lot more than just book repositories. Historically, public libraries in the United States have served as safe havens for community members from all walks of life. Beyond providing us with a wealth of free literature and knowledge, they also host...
5 Key Insights from an Account Manager on Leveraging Language Data
At Avantpage, we pride ourselves on being a highly data-driven company. And we understand that our clients want to be able to access the same technology and insights into language data that we use internally — that’s why we developed our signature customer portal,...
How to Partner with Community Based Organizations
If you’re trying to improve your company or agency’s relationship with local limited English proficient (LEP) populations, you may have been advised to partner up with a community-based organization — but what does that actually mean? Allow us to explain. As defined...
Rush Translations for Emergencies: Preparing for the Unexpected
Learn how rush translations help emergencies and how to be prepared for unexpected situations with expert translation services. In times of emergency, effective communication becomes paramount. Being able to understand and be understood can be a matter of life or...
Language Preference and Trauma-Informed Care
Navigate a person-centered care system through trauma-informed language services. At the surface level, language services like translation and interpreting might seem like fairly straightforward processes: You take content (or speech) in one language, and reproduce...