“As our healthcare system adapts to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse society, we must recognize that gaps in understanding – driven by language and culture – often leave patients and providers feeling that something is lost in translatio…
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It’s time for a review of the five top language translation apps on the market to see how technology is keeping pace with the demands of the evolving language landscape. From time to time we’ve reported on several individual language translatio…
County Executive Bellone Signs Executive Order Ensuring Language Access for All Suffolk County Residents; Advocates Praise Executive Order that Aligns Suffolk County with Policies Implemented by Governor Cuomo.Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has…
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The language services industry, encompassing interpreting, translation, localization, and related technologies – is worth $33 billion globally, according to the latest market size estimates from Common Sense Advisory.She’s back! In a guest post…
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Microsoft researchers demonstrate software that translates spoken English into spoken Chinese almost instantly, while preserving the unique cadence of the speaker’s voice.Back in March when I started writing this blog and in one of my first posts, I dr…
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Students from Morris Innovative High School in Dalton, Georgia are providing voluntary language interpretation services at parent-teacher conferences in local elementary schoolsA language gap looms especially large in this northwest Georgia county, hom…
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The U.S. Army is in the final phase of research aimed at supporting accurate medical translation on handheld devices during medical engagements outside the United States.The ability of medics to communicate with patients is critical for providing effec…
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The introduction of the three new features to Google Translate should help users distinguish among different possible translations of a given word.In September we reported that Google had added Lao as its 65th language to its Translate service. Now the…
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In response to growth in the San Diego Chinese voter population, the Registrar of Voters office is printing the ballot and other voting materials in Chinese.With the general election just around the corner, efforts are underway to accommodate the needs…
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The 34th Translating and the Computer Conference in London is a meeting point for translators, researchers and students in the translation and localization field.The annual Translating and the Computer Conference is a meeting point for international tr…
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