Language barriers are a growing issue in this growing country. This infographic was created to spread the word and if you feel like doing so, help out one of the three organizations helping the problem.

1. LANGUAGE BARRIERS
A growing issue in the U.S. and globally
HEALTHCARE
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
CRISIS
AS THE UNITED STATES GROWS AND BECOMES MORE
DIVERSE, THE ISSUE OF LANGUAGE GROWS IN OUR
COUNTRY AS WELL AS GLOBALLY.
LANGUAGE BARRIERS CAN LEAD TO MAJOR ISSUES AS
IMMIGRANTS STRUGGLE TO SEEK HELP IN TIMES OF
EMERGENCY SUCH AS
WE ARE LOOKING TO SPREAD AWARENESS TO 3
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HELP THESE SITUATIONS.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
RESPOND CRISIS TRANSLATION
Legal Work
Translates documentation for anyone in need
Works with 105 languages
In-person interpreters are available to help with an in-
person needs
Offers psychological support
Donations go towards funding the work of interpreters
including travel cost and training new interpreters
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Likelihood of adverse medical outcomes in
patients with limited english proficiency
AMERICANS AGAINST LANGUAGE BARRIERS
Healthcare
2x
60%of patients have poor access to interpreter services
25million Americans have limited english proficiency
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Statistics from AALB.com
80,000 linguists in 148 countries
Travels to help refugees
CLEAR GLOBAL
Global Crisis people who speak a marginilized
language, leaving them out of
important global conversations (CLEA
GLOBAL)
4 Billion
28%
of Rohingya refugees surveyed in 2018 said they do not
have enough information make informed decisions
(CLEAR GLOBAL)
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To bring relevance to people, you have to be
able to speak their language effectively
-Sunday Adelaja
https://www.aalb.org
https://respondcrisistranslation.org
https://clearglobal.org