ULG’s Language Solutions Blog

Healthcare IT Today: Utilizing Technology to Expand Language Access

Original Publication: Healthcare IT Today Communication and connection are crucial in healthcare settings. To better connect with their community and ensure equitable access, healthcare organizations ...

Language Access is More Important than Ever

An optimized, proactive language access plan (LAP) provides a competitive advantage in today’s multicultural environment by helping you reach people where they are. The U.S. population is growing more...

Health Equity Accreditation: What It Means For Your Organization

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare in the United States. But studies show that the caliber of healthcare individuals receive varies...

NCQA Health Equity Accreditation: Impact and Benefits

This article was originally published in January 2021 and has been updated. Patients from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds experience health disparities and adverse health outcomes co...

Authority Magazine: Social Impact Tech - Nicholas McMahon of United Language Group On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact

Original Publication: Authority Magazine Author: Jilea Hemmings Our solutions for healthcare, education, legal and commercial markets help people to get better outcomes. Our technology allows people t...

The Spotify Localization Strategy

This article was originally published in June 2017 and has been updated. Since it launched in 2008, Spotify has become a leader in the music streaming scene. Over 50 million paid subscribers use the s...

What Is Transcreation? And When Should You Use It?

This article was originally published in August 2017 and has been updated. When the now-defunct Braniff Airlines released an ad targeting its Spanish speaking consumers in 1987, it likely couldn’t hav...

Localization Strategy Guide: Cultural Dimensions of Brazil

This article was originally published in June 2017 and has been updated. Brazil, once home to an economic boom, has been in a recession since 2013, and consumers have opted to hold onto their well-ear...

Airbnb’s Localization Strategy

This article was originally published in August 2017 and has been updated. Airbnb, the home-sharing service that amassed nearly $47 billion in gross booking value in 2021, is accessible in virtually e...

5 Free MT Tool Failures: The Risk of Free Online Resources

This article was originally published in August 2018 and has been updated. In 2018, Facebook received strong criticism for an embarrassing translation mistake triggered by its algorithm. After a 6.9 m...

Why Machine Translation Terminology Management Matters in Manufacturing

This article was originally published in October 2020 and has been updated. Terminology management is a critical and key component to ensuring optimal translation quality for all localized content. It...

The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis and Language's Effect on Cognition

This article was originally published in April 2017 and has been updated. Language plays a big role in our lives. But can it affect the way we think? So would say a dedicated Whorfian, arguing that th...

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