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An Overview of Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)
What is Video Remote Interpretation? Video Remote Interpretation, or VRI, is a form of videoconferencing technology in which two or more people can speak or sign through a remote interpreter.…
5 Hidden Costs of Quick-Fix Language Solutions
Updated: November 18th, 2024 Depending on bilingual employees as interpreters or translators in work environments is tempting, but risky. When healthcare employees are your bilingual work policy or you…
What Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means for your Business
If you provide health services and receive federal financial assistance…
Optimizing Remote Interpreting: Top 5 Best Practices
Our team shares our favorite, proven strategies for preparing and then making the most of your over-the-phone or video remote interpreting session. In today’s globalized world, effective communication knows no…
How do Remote Interpreting Services work?
Over the Phone (OPI) and Video-Remote (VRI) Interpretation are cornerstones of SpokenHere’s language services. While these two services differ in the WAY that service is provided…
American Sign Language Interpretation Service Hours Extended
While many language interpretation requests are fulfilled onsite, less common language needs as well as the highly demanded languages are more easily met over phone…
Medical Interpreter Services for Healthcare Providers
The United States is more diverse than it has ever been. Rapidly changing demographics create a specific set of challenges for healthcare providers serving Limited English…
[Snack Video] How to Understand Swahili on the Phone
Have you ever done trigonometry….in Chinese? Built a house of cards in a wind tunnel? Gotten a millennial to put their mobile device down? Those things are…
[Snack Video] Interpreters vs. Translators
As expert and passionate linguists, we get accused of being the grammar police, nit-picky and, well, just rude in some cases. We have no idea what all those people are…