Leading interpretation company helps local communities with demograhic shift
The U.S. Census Bureau has predicted a radical change on the horizon, minorities will become the majority of the country’s population by 2050. According to leading interpretation and translation company Language Line Services, how communities prepare and respond to the demographic shift will determine which will thrive as a consequence. The U.S Census reported that this demographic shift will be driven by greater diversity, as well as persistent increases in immigration, which means language access will be a key component of any proactive effort to respond to and embrace a diversifying population.
“It is imperative for local governments, businesses and hospitals to shore up programs now to serve the compounding number of limited-English speakers in their communities,”
Language Line Services currently provides interpretation services to a majority of the nation’s 911 emergency first responders, hospitals and Fortune 500 companies. With more than 25 years of historical language trend data and analysis, Language Line Services is able to track surges in the demand for a particular language within a geographic area, and the company is often the first to identify emerging communities of non-English speaking individuals.
Utilizing technology and the strongest interpretation infrastructure in the industry, Language Line Services has created a suite of language solutions to help organizations meet their growing language access needs, including:
• Over-the-
• Document Translation and Localization – Translating software, content management solutions, websites, on-line help, multimedia applications, training materials, and other applications;
• Language Line® Video Interpreter Service – for instant interpretation with a video component for communication with deaf clients; also adds another level of accuracy and understanding for conversations with limited-English speaking clients in some languages;
• Language Line® LanguageTrak – provides timely alerts on emerging language trends in specific market areas;
• Language Line® Phone – a dual-handset telephone for face-to-face communication;
• Language Line® University – to train and test staff interpreters;
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