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SAN DIEGO, August 23, 2024 — It’s been almost three months since we sent out an email and posted an article encouraging schools to get a head start on the new school year by learning about our language services for potential Non-English Speaking and Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing students. How is the new school year here already? Time flies, especially during summer vacation!

As the new school year begins, excitement fills the air. For many students, it’s a time of new friends, learning opportunities, and growth. But for some, like a new student at one of our team member’s San Diego schools, the start of school brings a different set of challenges. This particular student, newly arrived from Europe, speaks no English and currently has no interpreter set up by the school to help navigate daily communication.

Imagine being in their shoes, struggling to understand lessons, unable to communicate with teachers or peers, and feeling isolated and even scared and uncomfortable in a new environment. Without proper language support, students like this can quickly fall behind academically, socially, and emotionally. The importance of providing professional interpretation services cannot be overstated, it’s not just about understanding the words, it’s about ensuring every student feels included, supported, and able to thrive.

Is your school is facing similar challenges?

What will your school do when this scenario comes up?

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of your students.

At Interpreters Unlimited, we specialize in bridging these communication gaps. Our experienced interpreters are ready to assist, ensuring that every student, regardless of language, has access to the education they deserve. We understand the emotional impact of language barriers, and we’re here to help your school create an inclusive environment where every student can succeed.

As the new school year gets started, we are excited to support your institution in providing equitable education opportunities for all students. With over 50 years of experience in language services, we specialize in foreign language interpretation in over 200 languages, American Sign Language (ASL), and document translation, ensuring that language is never a barrier to learning.

Why Choose Interpreters Unlimited

Comprehensive Language Solutions: We offer interpretation services in over 200 languages and dialects, including ASL. Whether you need in-person, video, or over the phone interpretation, we have the expertise to meet your needs.

Education-Focused Expertise: Our interpreters are trained to support educational settings, ensuring accurate communication between educators, students, and parents. We understand the nuances of educational terminology and provide culturally sensitive translations.

Flexible Service Options: From on-demand services to long-term contracts, we tailor our solutions to fit your school’s unique requirements. Our innovative client web portal and Auto Scheduling feature make managing language services efficient and cost-effective.

How We Can Support Your School

New Student Enrollment: Ensure smooth transitions for non-English-speaking students with our onboarding interpretation services.

Parent-Teacher Conferences & Communication: Facilitate meaningful discussions between educators and families with our interpreter support, promoting parental involvement. Translate important school documents, notices, and newsletters into multiple languages, so all parents are informed and involved in their child’s education.

Classroom Instruction Support: Provide real-time interpretation for classroom lessons, ensuring that students who are non-English-speaking or Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing can fully participate and engage with the curriculum.

After-School Programs & Extracurricular Activities: Facilitate student participation in after-school programs and extracurricular activities by providing interpretation and translation services, ensuring inclusivity beyond the classroom.

IEP, 504 Plan and Other Meetings: Ensure clear communication during Individualized Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan meetings and all other meetings, helping to meet the specific needs of students with disabilities through accurate interpretation and translation.

Emergency and Safety Communication: Translate emergency procedures, safety protocols, and crisis communications to ensure all students and families understand important information, regardless of language barriers.

The Impact of Language Services

Effective communication is crucial for student success and inclusive learning environments. By partnering with Interpreters Unlimited, you empower your school community to overcome language barriers and promote diversity and inclusion.

Get Started Today

Contact us to learn how we can enhance your school’s language support strategy for the 2024-2025 school year. Let’s ensure every student receives the education experience they deserve, regardless of their linguistic background.

We look forward to supporting your school’s mission of excellence in education.

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About Interpreters Unlimited, Inc.

The IU Group of companies include: Interpreters Unlimited, Accessible Communication for the Deaf, Albors & Alnet, Arkansas Spanish Interpreters and Translators, and IU GlobeLink, LLC, and are headquartered in San Diego, California as a minority-owned company.  IU Group is committed to providing equal opportunity in the work environment with its diverse team to aid in supplying linguistic and cultural interpretation services to clients. A combined 70 years in the industry has demonstrated a surplus of leadership and best practices, which has helped establish its respected role in the language services community. Its services include spoken translation, document translation and non-emergency medical transportation.

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SAN DIEGO, August 5, 2024 — As the world has come together for the 2024 Olympics, a global celebration of athleticism and unity, it’s important to recognize the significant role that language and diversity play in fostering an inclusive and harmonious event. The Olympics remains a true representation of global solidarity and mutual respect, with interpretation and translation being an essential part of the games, a glue bringing everyone together.

This year in Paris, France, athletes from over 200 nations have come together to compete at the highest level. This convergence of diverse cultures and languages requires careful planning and the integration of language services to facilitate smooth communication and enhance the overall experience for everyone involved. From athletes and coaches to journalists and spectators, effective communication is vital.

Language is more than just a means of communication, it is a bridge that connects people from different backgrounds and cultures. Language services are instrumental in the Olympics, facilitating interactions between participants from different countries, promoting cultural exchange and mutual understanding. This fosters a sense of unity and respect among diverse groups. Effective communication between athletes, coaches, referees etc. is crucial for performance and a seamless experience. Multilingual interpreters ensure that instructions, strategies, and feedback are accurately conveyed, breaking down those language barriers.

The Olympics are a tremendous spectacle, a melting pot of cultures, attracting media coverage from across the globe. Translators and interpreters work tirelessly to provide real-time translations for press conferences, interviews, and official announcements, ensuring that information is accessible to international audiences. Additionally, with millions of spectators from around the world, multilingual support enhances the overall experience. From ticketing and event schedules to emergency information, language services ensure that all attendees feel welcomed and informed.

At Interpreters Unlimited, we are dedicated to promoting inclusivity and breaking down language barriers. Our team of highly skilled interpreters and translators are proficient in over 200 languages, including American Sign Language (ASL). We provide on-demand and scheduled services, in person, via video or over the phone, to meet the diverse needs of our clients, ensuring that language is never a barrier to participation or enjoyment. Whether it is a major sporting event, a routine doctor visit, a court appearance, day to day interpretation for schools, we cover it all!

Diversity is the heart of the Olympic spirit. It is what makes the event unique and inspiring. Celebrating diversity means recognizing and valuing the contributions of individuals from all walks of life. It is not only important to recognize the athletes, coaches and those who are at the forefront of the games, but also the interpreters and translators who play such an important role. Language services play a crucial role in this celebration by ensuring that everyone, regardless of their linguistic background, can be a part of the Olympic experience.

As the world enjoys the 2024 Olympics, Interpreters Unlimited is committed to supporting this global event by shining a light on the interpreters and translators who largely go unseen and uncredited.  We believe that effective communication is the key to unlocking the full potential of diversity and inclusion at the Olympics and beyond. Being a leader in foreign language interpretation and document translation, IU is committed to continue to provide the highest level of language services, and to promote diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all.

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For more information about Interpreters Unlimited, Inc., you can call 800-726-9891, or fill out the contact form below to learn more.

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About Interpreters Unlimited, Inc.

The IU Group of companies include: Interpreters Unlimited, Accessible Communication for the Deaf, Albors & Alnet, Arkansas Spanish Interpreters and Translators, and IU GlobeLink, LLC, and are headquartered in San Diego, California as a minority-owned company.  IU Group is committed to providing equal opportunity in the work environment with its diverse team to aid in supplying linguistic and cultural interpretation services to clients. A combined 70 years in the industry has demonstrated a surplus of leadership and best practices, which has helped establish its respected role in the language services community. Its services include spoken translation, document translation and non-emergency medical transportation.

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SAN DIEGO, February 9, 2022 — Interpreters Unlimited (IU) will be participating in the 10^th Annual ALC (Association of Language Companies) Unconference in Orlando, Florida, Feb 9-12, 2022. This year the event is back in person where last year it was 100% virtual. There is also an additional virtual summit 2/16-2/17 for those who would prefer virtual over in person.

The UnConference is not your usual conference, with no keynote speakers or panels arranged, the flow and content of the event is shaped and crafted by the attendees. Their ideas and participation run the show. Conference sessions are usually roundtable discussions among attendees on various topics such as HR/Operations, Advocacy, M&A, RFP’s, Industry Trends, Technology and the ALC itself.

IU VP Shamus Sayed is an ALC board member who holds an important role handling new membership meet and greets and then mentoring at the event as well as year round. Shamus represents IU at the event every year.

The ALC is a U.S. based international trade association, representing businesses that provide translation, interpretation, localization, language testing, and language training services across the globe. They serve the language service industry through advocacy and professional development. You can learn more about the ALC and their events at www.alcus.org.

For more information about Interpreters Unlimited, Inc., please visit www.interpreters.com or call 800-726-9891.

About Interpreters Unlimited, Inc.

The IU Group of companies include: Interpreters Unlimited, Accessible Communication for the Deaf, Albors & Alnet, Arkansas Spanish Interpreters and Translators, and IU GlobeLink, LLC, and are headquartered in San Diego, California as a minority-owned company.  IU Group is committed to providing equal opportunity in the work environment with its diverse team to aid in supplying linguistic and cultural interpretation services to clients. A combined 70 years in the industry has demonstrated a surplus of leadership and best practices, which has helped establish its respected role in the language services community. Its services include spoken translation, document translation and non-emergency medical transportation.

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The phrase translation services probably conjure up a certain image in your mind. Like many people, I’d guess that you will think of a large assembly like the United Nations where there are people from different countries speaking dozens of languages. You’d not be wrong with this image. The United Nations assembly is an excellent example of how important simultaneous translation services are.

So what are simultaneous translation services? Here’s a description from the European commission, another body where simultaneous translation is vitally important. The interpreter sits in a soundproof room and,

“The speaker in the meeting room speaks into a microphone, the interpreter receives the sound through a headset and renders the message into a microphone almost simultaneously. The delegate in the meeting room selects the relevant channel to hear the interpretation in the language of his/her choice.”

Simultaneous translation is not a science. It’s very much an art. Translators must be able to listen to what a speaker is saying and, for all practical purposes, translate immediately what is being said into another language. This is a very demanding, highly skilled job. You can imagine in assemblies like the United Nations, accuracy is all important. But of course with any act of translation there is room for subjective interpretation. It’s difficult to eliminate this.

I say that translation is for all practical purposes immediate. To be technically accurate translation cannot be simultaneous and certainly cannot be immediate. There has to be some delay. The translator has to hear what is said and only when the general meaning of the sentence is understood can she start to translate. Some sentences – especially those where there is a large gap between the subject and verb – only make sense when the sentence is concluded. This gives an idea of just how challenging it is to be a simultaneous translator.

It’s not just political assemblies that will use simultaneous translation services. You are likely to find translators employed at industrial conferences, international sales and training seminars, trade shows and legal conferences. Events like these could not run without simultaneous translation services. As uniVerse Language Solutions explains,

“In every case, the use of simultaneous interpreters is pivotal to the success of the event, since among all the specific goals on the agenda, one of the prime objectives is to achieve an effective and accurate communication.”

In a world where there are hundreds of different languages, simultaneous translation services will always be important.

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Many companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) tend to have a hard time finding fluent Spanish translators for events. Many times they have to settle for who is available and the cost of hiring these translators is far in excess of what a regular translator would cost. Luckily, there are a few places that you can find great Spanish translation services online. The problem arises in choosing the good ones so you don’t get burned with the ones that are cut-rate and unskilled in their trade. Here we look at a few things that you should look at to ensure that you’re getting a Spanish translator that’s both skilled and eloquent.

Background

Many Spanish translators are either native speakers that have learned English or English speakers that have branched out their knowledge to include Spanish. Understanding the background of your translator helps to figure out if your translator would work well with your event. Translatorsbase.com says,

“Strongly consider against someone who has not studied the field of Spanish translations.”

Translation itself is a tricky job and when someone who hasn’t had much experience in the field attempts it, the results can end up in a lot of muddled ideas being lost mid-way. A good translator ensures that nothing is lost in translation, although professional translators know that not every detail can be successfully translated across a language barrier.

Underestimating the Complexity

According to All-Translations, “Translation is a very complicated process which has to consider many factors – the genre and the style of the original text, the translator’s competence, the timeline allocated to the project and many more.”

There is a trap many event planners fall into when it comes to sourcing a translator and that is the idea that translation is the same as conversion from one language to another. Many times, when you simply convert words from one language to another the essence of the words is lost. Translators bridge that gap by converting the words in their correct context.

Spanish translation is a difficult job. A great translator must be quick-witted and able to think of the fly to ensure that his or her translations maintain the truth of the words while maintaining the essence of the communication. It is far more complicated than most people give translators credit for. Vocabulary and slang usage must constantly be updated to fit the current standards. Getting a good translator requires a lot of effort on behalf of the event planners to ensure that the person they hire is up to the task.

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Making Connections Nationwide.  All of our services are available across the United States in 200+ languages, including American Sign Language. For more information about how to schedule a Spanish interpreter for your next event, please contact us below or call 800-726-9891.

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