Philadelphia Language Services LLC

11/10/2023

Read about Philadelphia Language Services’ community and social advocacy work here:

Philadelphia Language Services fulfills its mission to empower the community by partnering with organizations working toward social justice in the community.

08/24/2023

https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2023/07/28/demonstrating-why-ai-cant-do-high-quality-translation/amp/

With all the excitement and anxiety about AI soon matching or exceeding human intelligence, it turns out that AI has made very little progress since the 1950s.

04/24/2023

https://restofworld.org/2023/ai-translation-errors-afghan-refugees-asylum/

Cost-cutting translations are introducing errors and putting refugees at risk.

04/21/2023

Philadelphia Language Services’ mission of Empowering the Community Through Language Access shines through their work with Mural Arts Philadelphia.

Mural Arts Philadelphia developed a giant, iconic image on the new 21-story Crane Building that can be seen for miles.

04/21/2023

Flashback Friday in French
October 2022

Philadelphia Language Services was pleased to provide French interpretation for University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design’s screening of "Women Builders and the Earthen Architectural Heritage of Central and West Africa".

Registration is required for both events. Film Screening | Monday October 24 5:00pm Kleinman Forum The Graduate Program in Historic Preservation will screen the documentary film "Women Builders and the Earthen Architectural Heritage of Central and West Africa: Practical Case in Burkina Faso, Cameroo...

03/21/2023

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!

Our global network of people with Down syndrome calls for a commitment to 'With Us Not For Us' on WDSD 2023.

02/22/2023

https://filmdaily.co/lifestyle/translation-services/

Translation services are invaluable tools to ensuring that your events are accessible for everyone. Here's why and how you can access them.

02/21/2023

Today is International Mother Language Day! Celebrate the world's languages and cultures.

02/07/2023

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/22/doj-biden-administration-language-access

Over 26 million people in the U.S. say they speak English less than "very well."

08/05/2022

07/27/2022

National Disability Independence Day on July 26th commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th, 1990. The ADA provides ...

09/30/2021

https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-translation-day

International Translation Day is meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation, contributing to development and strengthening world peace and security.

01/18/2021

For on-site medical interpreters who are freelancers or independent contractors, the path towards getting a COVID-19 vaccine is often unclear. I’m here to tell you that it is possible to get vaccin…

01/15/2021

NUTLEY, N.J. – Ever since Carlos Tejada was diagnosed with autism at 13 months old, his parents have struggled to find him the right services. It was not for lack of trying. His mother, Adelaida Checo, attended more than a dozen meetings to discuss his special education plan at the Jersey City ele...

10/19/2020

This week is Special Education Week. Thank you to all special education teachers, and our language services professionals who assist families whose children are perfect just as they are.

10/01/2020

It’s October, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and Philadelphia Language Services is celebrating!

09/05/2020

https://slator.com/industry-news/california-translators-interpreters-win-exemption-from-gig-worker-bill-ab5/?fbclid=IwAR1mmRdTf2GBK-SoNPaEMeyzY7HFqlI99T7yphgPFUIR9_WH9R6LmPw3cBg

California state senate approves AB 2257 with exemptions from gig worker bill AB5 for translators and interpreters.

09/01/2020

https://www.languagemagazine.com/2020/08/24/coronavirus-language-access-act-introduced-to-senate/

Coronavirus Language Access Act increases programs to help limited English proficiency, older Americans, and people with disabilities.