Tag: COVID-19
The Digital-First Universe Meets AI and a New Day Dawns
What happens when you assemble five top localization thought leaders for a 90-minute discussion on the future of the industry? You get a dynamic,...
ITA Goes Online & International
Covid-19 restrictions mean that — like other industry groups — the Israel Translators Association (ITA) is unable to hold its annual conference in person...
Weekly Shorts | February 19, 2021
Facebook fixes translation error that called farmers "peasants"
Facebook has removed its translation error from a recent covid-19 post on California governor Gavin Newsom's page,...
Are conditions safe for legal interpreters?
MultiLingual has often reported on the health risks medical interpreters face working on site during the covid-19 pandemic. But what about legal interpreters?
Los Angeles...
Weekly Shorts | January 29, 2021
Daily News reports on "low" interpreter wages
This Sunday, New York Daily News reported on language services provider (LSP) Linguistica International paying what the paper calls...
Google Translate Causes Vaccine Mishap
Last week, MultiLingual reported on a Virginia Department of Health website translation error that incorrectly told Spanish speakers they don’t need coronavirus vaccines. New information...
Remote Interpreters Are Critical in the Shift to Telehealth
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth visits were on the rise. A report by FAIR Health found telehealth claims increased by 8,336% nationally between...
COVID-19 and the Real-World Potential of IDMP
After years of anticipation, it’s easy to lose sight of the real-world purpose of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) data standards. They were designed to enable reliable, efficient sharing of information about medicines on a global scale.
Paper Expands Multilingual Support to Online Services
The educational support system Paper emphasizes language access as among its primary goals to ensure a more equitable education for students across North America.
The...