Lynn Elfers Honored at Women Excel (WE) Celebrate Awards

Last Thursday, Lynn Elfers was honored at Women Excel (WE) awards at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual WE Celebrate Breakfast as a finalist in the category of Community Impact. Being chosen as a finalist recognizes the contribution that Lynn and our company Affordable Language Services has made to the-well being of the […]


World Trade Day Kentucky 2015

Last Friday, October 9th, we attended the World Trade Day Kentucky 2015 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville Kentucky to a sold out crowd of 400 trade practicioners, international dignitaries, leaders of industry and government officials.   The exhibits hall hosted display 50 booths ranging from Trade Service Providers, multinational companies and international dignitaries. […]


Bridging The Gap- Fall 2015 Medical Interpreter Training Sessions

We in full swing with our fall session  of Bridging the Gap 2015… we have 24 participants with the following languages: Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Nepali, French and Sign. This is the top training program for medical interpreters in the US with a presence in thirty-one states, the District of Columbia and Qatar. Affordable Language Services is […]


Cincinnati Deaf Health Fair 2015

On Saturday September 12th, Affordable Language Services hosted a booth at the Cincinnati Deaf Health Fair at Cincinnati State College. Our staff included Diane Dunne, Bobbi Krimmer, Alexis Rhodenbaugh, Joey Phalen, and Sarah Phalen, all trained in American Sign Language. The many booths and organizations included different agencies for interpreting around the Tri-state area. Some […]


5 Factors Affecting Translation Cost You May Not Know (Repost Aug 2015)

This posted in 2013 by a former employee Cori Grandle. The information is so good it bears repeating…. The Question: How much will my translation cost? The Answer: It depends! Not all translation projects are created equal. Translation projects can range from simple documents to medical consent forms to localizing entire websites. In general, the […]


The Challenges of Growth

You may have recently heard that we are certified at #35 (!) among the Top 40 Language Service Providers (both interpreting and translation) in North America in the 2015 survey by the industry leading Common Sense Advisory Council. This is the first time we have been ranked in the Top 40. “We are very proud […]


Americans with Disabilities Act – 25 Years of Progress

July 26, 1990. That is the date that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. Twenty-five years ago, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act and changed the world for the able and disabled alike. This landmark legislation improved the lives of millions of Americans who […]


Bridging the Gap 2015 – Summer Session

Affordable Language Services Just completed our Summer sessions of Bridging the Gap 2015…Congratulations to all the attendees- thank you for your hard work! This is the top training program for medical interpreters in the US with a presence in thirty-one states, the District of Columbia and Qatar. Affordable Language Services is the only company in […]


May Newsletter

May is known as a time for new growth and it’s been a busy month at Affordable Language Services. Because of the increasing requests for our interpreting services, we have been adding to our interpreting team, including staff interpreters, recruiters and scheduling. As you can imagine, everyone here has been busy keeping our customers happy […]


Lynn Elfers on “From Founder To CEO”

Lynn Elfers of Affordable Language Services Featured Guest on “From Founder to CEO” Podcast Interview Mark your calendar for Friday, April 10th, to hear our own Lynn Elfers discuss how she has grown Affordable Language Services from a start-up to be the most trusted and thriving language agency in the Tri-State area. She will be discussing […]