With more than 25,000 legal proceedings requiring the services of a legal interpreter each year, Ohio began its certification program in 2010; by 2013 the state’s judicial system will require that a certified legal interpreter be provided to anyone who requests one. Certification ensures that a legal interpreter meets the minimum standards of fluency and […]
There are approximately 6,500 spoken languages in the world today. Only 10 of those languages are spoken by more than 100 million people, and fourteen more are spoken by 50-100 million souls. Clearly, some of these languages are more profitable than others for a corporate website translation. English may currently be the most important language […]
Columbus, Ohio is home to more than 75,000 Somali residents. Why such a high concentration? Somalis first began settling in Virginia, but due to the high cost of living and issues with finding work, they began to look elsewhere. Columbus, Ohio had a low cost of living and lots of factory jobs, so the Somalis […]
Medical interpreting is crucial for positive healthcare outcomes for non-English-speaking patients. Numerous studies have found that if language barriers between doctor and patient are not overcome, misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment are among the many negative consequences that are more likely to occur. Unfortunately, the regular assortment of problems associated with poor communication between doctor and […]