Language barriers can be a significant challenge in healthcare. Ensuring full language access isn’t just a compliance issue—it’s a fundamental matter of equity, diversity, and inclusivity. Here’s how creating a comprehensive language access plan can transform healthcare experiences for providers and their patients. Benefits…
American Sign Language (ASL) is a visual-gestural language used by members of the Deaf community in the United States and Canada. It is a complete language, with its own unique grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, and is not simply a visual representation of English. ASL…
FAQ – Video Remote Interpreting Services CSA Research[1] noted that in the summer of 2020, demand for Video Remote Interpreting had more than tripled over the prior year. Many, if not most, businesses have used some form of virtual communications over the past several years. As organizations…
Approximately five million students in US schools have Limited English Proficiency, which is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as anyone age five or older who speaks English less than “very well.” Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on…
COVID-19 has unfortunately affected some communities more than others. To that end, there have been many stories about masks interfering with how Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people communicate, specifically as it relates to their ability to read lips. There was a viral video of a…
Distance learning: It’s a phrase that causes educators, students and parents to cringe. It was hard on everyone and largely ineffective last Spring. Unfortunately, distance learning will be a reality everywhere – to varying degrees – this Fall. With that in mind, how do…
Many people have little to no experience participating in an interpreted conversation, so it can be difficult to prepare for a first time meeting. Meetings with ASL (American Sign Language) speaking clients will run more smoothly and efficiently if you learn the best ways…
We discuss spoken languages frequently on this blog and today we are addressing a very important subject that we feel more language service companies such as ourselves should discuss more often. We at iTi will continue to cover this subject in more detail moving…