31 Years Later – ASL & the Deaf Community
March 2019 marks the 31st year since the historic protest among the deaf community surrounding Gallaudet University’s election of a hearing person as the seventh president of the school. This [...]
Have You Witnessed Live Interpreting? Me Neither, Until Now.
Vocalink Global’s language interpreters help others communicate across language and culture around 650,000 minutes every month. Our on-site interpreters facilitate effective communication about [...]
Workplace Safety for Your Multicultural Organization
As we gear up for the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo here at Vocalink, we’re thinking a lot about employee safety and security. When considering workplace safety, it is common to think of [...]
Tips for Working with an Interpreter
We recently reviewed why it is important to use a professional interpreter to ensure effective communication with Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) individuals, whether they’re your patient, [...]
A Professional Interpreter – It’s Worth It
According to the US Census Bureau, more than 25 million Americans speak English “less than very well” [1]. That means this specific population is less able to access adequate health care, [...]
The Right to Remain Silent in Any Language
You Have the Right To Remain Silent Anyone familiar with America police drama TV shows, movies, or books knows these famous lines: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can [...]
Happy Holidays!
Vocalink Global extends warm holiday wishes from our family to yours!
Court Decision: No “Absolute Right” to Waive Interpreting
We spend a lot of time talking about the circumstances under which organizations must provide interpreting services to their customers, patients, employees, and/or the public. But what about the [...]
The Interpreter Who Made Thanksgiving Possible
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Thanksgiving is rooted in the historic cooperation between the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Rock in [...]
A Win-Win: Engage Your Multilingual Workforce and Manage Risk
In our last blog, we discussed a recent court decision that found an employer’s anti-harassment workplace policy was “defective or dysfunctional” because a Spanish-speaking foreman (aka, a [...]
