New York Hospitals Making Improvements in Spanish Interpretation Services
The availability of Spanish interpretation services in New York City hospitals has improved in the last two years, but more services are needed for speakers of other languages, according to a report released this week by the New York Immigration Coalition and other groups, the Newsday reports. The report, “Now We’re Talking,” is based on […]
Reaching Your Spanish-Speaking Audience with Global Translations
Your business wants to target Spanish-speakers residing in the United States, and the best way to do this is to have your materials translated into Spanish. So you contract a translation agency to provide you with an effective translation. Simple, right? But your publicity materials and product descriptions are meant to be read by Spanish-speakers […]
Making Safety a Priority for All Employees: How Translations Can Help
Some sobering statistics about workplace safety for Latinos in the U.S.: • In 2006, there were nearly 1,000 Latino workplace related deaths in the U.S. (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) • Latino workers’ fatality rate was 21 percent higher than all workers in 2006 (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) […]
Starting Out as a Freelance Translator – Second Part
Read the first part of this article Honing Your Skills Through Education Even the most seasoned translators benefit from continuing their educations, and you should consider studying at the university level either towards your Master’s or even a certificate program for translators. New York University-SPCE offers a certificate in various language pairs entirely online (you […]
Bilingual Blogging: How Translators Can Help
If your company has a web presence, your marketing strategy most likely includes a blog touting your product or service. But if your blog is only in English, you’re missing out on a great opportunity to expand your sales by reaching out to the Hispanic Community. What better way to target this demographic with enormous purchasing […]
Certified Translations in the U.S. and Abroad
While the words “certified translation” may bring to mind a translation that has gone through a rigorous process to check its validity, in the United States the reality is much simpler. A certified translation is simply a translation accompanied by the source text and a straightforward signed statement in which the translator attests to her […]
