Language Services Associates

Archaeologists Discover Lost Language

Keri — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:56:38 +0000

Archaeologists working in Turkey have recently discovered what they believe to be a forgotten ancient language that dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire. The evidence comes from a single clay tablet that is inscribed with cuneiform characters. The tablet list the names of … Read more...

LSA’s Video Remote Interpreting Service is Featured on CBC News Ontario

Keri — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:12:00 +0000

LSA’s Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) service was recently featured on CBC News Ontario. The segment promotes LSA’s new partnership with Windsor Police Service for American Sign Language (ASL) VRI support to meet the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens of Windsor. In the clip, Lori Powers, 911 … Read more...

LSA Teams with Action Deafness Communications

Kelly — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:19:43 +0000

Language Services Associates’ (LSA’s) new partnership with Action Deafness Communications is featured in an article on the TMCnet.com website. The article talks about how this is the first partnership in the UK to offer both Video Remote Interpreting services for British Sign Language and foreign language support through a proprietary … Read more...

Windsor Police Adopt High-Tech Access Service for the Deaf

Kelly — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:17:01 +0000

Photograph by Jason Kryk, The Windsor Star

Language Services Associates’ (LSA’s) Video Remote Interpreting and Interpreting by Telephone services are featured in the May 12^th issue of The Windsor Star as part of the company’s new partnership with The Windsor Police Service. The article discusses how Windsor police officers … Read more...

Linguistic Diversity Linked to Biodiversity

Keri — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:25:33 +0000

According to a report recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “endangered cultures and languages coincide with endangered species.” Researchers found that areas with high biological diversity are also home to about 70% of the world’s languages. “We looked at regions important for biodiversity conservation … Read more...

University Approves ASL / Deaf Studies Minor

Keri — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:09:13 +0000

The University of Pennsylvania, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in America, recently signed off on the first American Sign Language / Deaf studies minor in the Ivy League. “We in the department are very happy to have this minor and are proud of that fact that it … Read more...

Language Services Associates and Action Deafness Communications Join Forces to Eliminate Language Barriers

Keri — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:30:22 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contacts:
Keri Robinson
PR & Marketing Communication Manager
Language Services Associates
215.259.7000 X55356
krobinson@lsaweb.com

Russell James
Communications Manager
Action Deafness Communications
0844.593.8440
russelljames@actiondeafness.org.uk

Language Services Associates and Action Deafness Communications Join Forces to Eliminate Language Barriers
First Partnership to Offer Video Remote Interpreting Services for … Read more...

CIO’s Twin Passions for Language, Tech Spur Industry Innovations

Kelly — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:20:18 +0000

In this extended profile, Language Services Associates’ (LSA’s) CIO, Mauricio Vicente, talks about the development and deployment of LSA Video’s new Video Remote Interpreting platform for on demand American Sign Language and foreign language support, the project that recently earned Mauricio the coveted “IT Leader of the Year” title. To … Read more...

Mauricio Vicente of Language Services Associates is Named SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leader of the Year

Keri — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:29:43 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contact:
Keri Robinson
PR & Marketing Communication Manager
215.259.7000 X55356
krobinson@lsaweb.com

Mauricio Vicente of Language Services Associates is Named SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leader of the Year

Horsham, Pa. (May 1, 2012) – Language Services Associates (LSA), a global language services provider offering a full suite of translation, … Read more...

Thinking in a Foreign Language Makes Decisions More Rational

Keri — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:48:56 +0000

A series of experiments on more than 300 people from the U.S. and Korea for a Psychological Science study found that “thinking in a second language reduced deep-seated, misleading biases that unduly influence how risks and benefits are perceived.” According to a team of psychologists led by Boaz Keysar of … Read more...