By Jordan Evans, CEO of Language Network On March 1, 2025, the United States officially declared English as its national language through an Executive Order. While over 30 states, including California since 1986,...
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Education is changing rapidly to keep pace with the digital world. Available anytime from any device that has internet access, e-learning platforms are allowing institutions to reach exponentially wider audiences than...
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Educating students in a linguistically diverse environment presents unique challenges, especially for those with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). These students come from backgrounds where English is minimally spoken,...
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As our world becomes increasingly globalized, embracing differences in race, culture, and language is essential. This is especially true in the educational system, where Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students and...
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Organizations that serve diverse communities must ensure meaningful access to information and services for all, including people with limited English proficiency (LEP). This is not just best practice; in many cases,...
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When your company began localizing its materials, the project may have had a limited scope, focusing on a single language or location. In this situation, it can make sense to work with a single-language localization...
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We live in an increasingly global society, where the diversity of languages spoken has become more prominent. In fact, in the US in 2019, nearly 1 in 5 adults spoke a language other than English at home. This linguistic...
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The Migration Policy Institute issued a Limited English Proficient Population in the United States in 2015. The organization reported 61.6 million U.S. residents spoke languages other than English. Twenty-five million...
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Health insurance is a necessity for every person living in the United States. The Affordable Health Care Act allowed more uninsured people to get covered. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 91.2 percent of Americans...
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Lawyers act on behalf of their clients at some of the most challenging times of their lives. Legal advocacy is often a very serious matter, when an individual's freedom may be at stake. In this high-stress environment,...
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Who is at fault when parents misunderstand medical instructions due to a language barrier, and their child dies as a result? Public pressure to answer that question caused laws to evolve several times recently because...
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Improving active involvement in local government for all citizens is important to many cities, but sometimes it’s not easy to know where to start. A language access plan (LAP) can provide you with a roadmap that the...
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