The Power of Bilingual Staff Superheroes: Keys to Measuring Proficiency and Managing Resources 

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The Power of Bilingual Staff Superheroes: Keys to Measuring Proficiency and Managing Resources 

Bilingualism is the ability to communicate in two languages with equal, or near equal, fluency. It is common for staff members to speak more than one language, and in some cases, their role may require them to do so. Employees who agree to communicate in both English and other languages are broadly called bilingual staff. […]

Why Aren’t Latino Students Returning to Their Classrooms?

Why Aren’t Latino Students Returning to Their Classrooms?

The public continues to hear how the Latino community has been disproportionately affected by COVID, and Latino parents are too frightened to send their kids into the relative-unknown. Despite someone like district superintendent Austin Beutner reassuring in a weekly update, “We’ve upgraded the air filtration systems in every classroom, reconfigured school facilities to keep all at […]

Medical Interpreters

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Medical Interpreters

Our Often Hidden & Indispensable Heroes Aside from possessing the utmost level of professionalism and in-depth knowledge of medical terminology in a second language, medical interpreters belong to a niche where communication errors cannot exist. Misrepresenting a word, phrase, sentiment or more severely, a diagnosis can result in accidents and even deaths. This growing profession […]

Returning to School

Returning to School

Restoring Students’ Social, Emotional & Academic Health Upon returning to school, restoring students’ social, emotional and academic health calls for strong relationships between students and their school, students and adults, and students and their peers. The strength of these relationships helps determine the level of student-connectivity, which is one of the main goals for students returning […]

The Importance of Translation/Interpretation in Our Schools for Returning Bilingual Students

The Importance of Translation/Interpretation in Our Schools for Returning Bilingual Students

After a year of learning from home due to the COVID pandemic, Maryland schools re-opened. This was exciting news for students who missed the social aspect of school and those who learn better face-to-face and interactively. However, for just these reasons, bilingual students returning to school may not engage with equal enthusiasm. Students who have […]

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

More Language Diversity, More Vaccination Appointments It’s no secret that more available languages, whether that means a voice over the phone, recorded, in-person, or translated online, guarantees our country will be more successful at providing vaccines for all of its residents. One would like to think that by now, this relatively routine act of providing […]

Professional Interpretation Services in Medical Settings

Professional Interpretation Services in Medical Settings

Improve Care Through Connectivity. The COVID-19 Pandemic is providing a strange opportunity for systematic change to professional interpreting services in various medical settings. It has drastically changed how we live all aspects of our lives, and it continues to call into question the efficacy of our health care system. When face-to-face appointments were no longer […]

Communication Equality for All!

Communication Equality for All!

Improving Language Access Services in Schools As a school organization, you might be asking yourself, “How can we integrate language services to improve communication with our English-learning students and their families?” You are most likely preparing your 2021-2022 budget, and you are faced with deciding just how important language access services are to your school. […]

Voice of the People – Localization Matters

Voice of the People – Localization Matters

Localization Matters “The customer’s perception is your reality,” Kate Zabriskie, a well-known business trainer, comments. Localization is a perception that we at ACSI would like to turn into everyday reality. Companies are bound to see falling numbers if they do not participate in “localization,” wherein a company takes something global and creates a product characteristically […]

Trusting Our Health Care System

Trusting Our Health Care System

How Immigrant Communities Benefit from ACSI’s Language Access Services Even though some individuals are lawfully eligible for health care coverage, fear remains a virulent ruler among immigrant communities, and ACSI knows how to address this situation with cultural understanding and respect. ‘“Epidemics don’t discriminate,” Louise McCarthy, president of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles, […]