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In August 2019, an Oklahoma City area Burger King restaurant refused service to a customer because she is deaf. According to KFOR-TV, the customer, Rachel Hollis, complained that a Burger King employee told her that staff was “too busy” to fill her order. Burger King has fired the employee involved, according to Oklahoma City media […]
Government data, media reports, and anecdotal information all confirm one troubling reality – Bias and hate incidents are increasing. As the intolerance temperature continues its rise, the classifications of bias & hate incidents we see are diversifying, involving myriad groups of people and discriminatory rationales, based on race, color, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. One […]
The number of lawsuits challenging various websites and apps for their accessibility to people with disabilities continues to grow, with no end in sight. While 2018 set a record for the number of website accessibility cases filed in federal courts across the United States, 2019 is on track to break last year’s record and continue […]
Bromberg & Associates is proud to be selected as one of this year’s Corp! Magazine Economic Bright Spot award winners! The Corp! Magazine Economic Bright Spot award recognizes companies who continue to thrive with economic growth, expansion, and hiring Michigan’s brightest talent. This year’s recognition marks three straight years of Bromberg & Associates receiving this […]
Conventional wisdom holds that presidential candidates want to appeal to a wide range of voters. One would imagine that candidates, especially those with lower name recognition than more well-known rivals, would leave no stone unturned in their search for voters who may be attracted to their candidacies. Such voters, presumably, would include people with disabilities. […]
On May 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with the Louisiana Supreme Court (LSC) to resolve complaints of national origin and language based discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the state courts of Louisiana. The settlement will ensure provision of oral and written language […]
Company Description Bromberg & Associates, LLC, is a full-spectrum Language Solutions Company (LSC) offering foreign language translation and interpreting services, including Video Remote Interpreting (VRI), over the phone interpreting (OPI) and on-site interpreting. We also perform website translation and localization, cultural awareness training, multilingual desktop publishing, audio/video services, language training and much more. We work with […]
Paraphrasing William Shakespeare: To Google Translate or To Not Google Translate, that is the question. It is only natural to presume that I-Phones, I-Pads, laptops, and other computing devices can correctly answer virtually any questions we have. Use of technology is so pervasive that many people turn to technology for help with mundane as well […]
A New York City health care system recently launched a Language Rights Awareness campaign to promote patient rights to language services and help eliminate barriers to care, improve patient safety and increase patient satisfaction. New York City Health + Hospitals (NYC HH) is the largest public health care system in the nation serving more than […]
The U.S. Department of Justice just announced a consent agreement with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to resolve complaints of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination. AICPA and NASBA are private organizations that provide computer-based testing for certification and credentialing of aspiring […]
