Stay updated with the latest LSA news & events!
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Take advantage of the opportunity to meet face-to-face
with members of our team!
LSA is the sole language
and cultural solutions provider for one
of the largest & most successful
pharmaceutical companies in the world.
With extensive experience in supporting
brand managers through all stages of
a new product launch, we can ensure that
your healthcare providers and patients
receive clear, culturally relevant,
and regulatory compliant brand communications.
Meet with us to find out how we can significantly increase your success!
About the the event:
Over 500 pharmaceutical companies both big and small have attended
the ONLY industry forum on pharmaceutical
product launches to learn strategies for improving product positioning
and gaining the steepest sales uptake from global launches. Topics
being researched include:
- Methods for improving launch project management
- KOL development
- Physician education
- Pre-launch planning
- The role of Market Research for assessing
the reimbursement environment
- Next generation product positioning
- Legal challenges for getting key marketing
messages to consumers without the support of scientific data/evidence
- Pricing Research
This program is a unique forum in which you can network with industry
executives and entire launch teams who
share their valuable experiences.
Event Website - http://www.cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confCode=HB771
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Diversity Includes the Deaf Community
When thinking of diversity in the corporate setting, a multinational workforce comes to mind. In fact, there is one cultural community that seems to be under the radar screen when diversity discussions take place: the Deaf Community.
Most people assume that if a person is born and raised in the United States, they are part of the majority American culture. In fact, we know that many first generation Americans also identify with the culture of their parents which becomes a subculture in the U.S. For people born with a severe to profound hearing loss, who attend specialized schools for the Deaf, American Sign Language is their primary language (not English); and they consider themselves members of the Deaf Community, a subculture in America.
People who are deaf and hard of hearing are setting high career goals that challenge and satisfy them. The important thing is to recognize that the deaf and hard of hearing people have skills, talents, determination, experience and loyalty that will enhance the work place.
American Sign Language is the third most prevalent language in the United States.
Rapid changes in technology have allowed Deaf and hard of hearing people to assume jobs that formerly would have been considered inaccessible to them.
Language Services Associates, a full-service language company, has developed an informative workshop that employers can use to tap into the Deaf community to enhance and diversify your workforce community.
LSA’s Deaf Awareness Sensitivity Training workshop offers companies the opportunity to provide employees with a unique opportunity to experience what it is like to live with a hearing loss and provide tips for communicating with people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This is an excellent opportunity to provide a fun workshop on diversity that is different from any other training on the topic of diversity. Click here to learn more.
In addition to providing the workshop, LSA also offers the following services to assist communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people:
- American Sign Language Interpreting
- English Transliteration
- Real-Time Captioning (CART)
- Video Remote Interpreting
To schedule a Sensitivity Training, please call 800-305-9673 ext.141 |
http://www.iqpc.com/us/callcenterweek/lsa
Call Center Week
is the largest case study driven call
center event in the marketplace. No other event comes close in providing
so many sessions run by practitioners for practitioners. Experience
highlighted session from
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.,
Westfield, Continental Airlines, VW Credit, Bath and Body Works,
Starbucks Coffee Company, Stowe Mountain Resort, Schneider Electric,
Best Buy and The NBA's Seattle Supersonics WNBA'S Seattle Storm
. The 8th annual conference will include
400+ attendees, 30+ case studies, 6 keynote addresses, call center
excellence awards, interactive workshops, call center site visits
and much more.
As a valued contact of Language Services
Associates you will receive a
30% discount
if you register onto the conference.
Just quote
CCWLSA
when registering!
Join the leaders in the call center industry
and register now by calling 1-800-882-8684, visiting us at http://www.iqpc.com/us/callcenterweek/lsa or
emailing info@iqpc.com. Your
registration code is
CCWLSA
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Contract award notice for over-the-telephone
interpretation services to Language Services Associates.
Now eligible DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
RESOURCES (DIR) customers can take advantage of the most advanced
OVER-THE-TELEPHONE INTERPRETATION system in the industry, providing
more languages and service features than ever before via contract
DIR-SDD-482.
For more information, and to access this
contract directly, please visit:
http://www.lsaweb.com/texasdir.php
http://www.lsaweb.com/Texas.html
http://www2.tbpc.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/cmbl/vendor?vid=1232831198500
To request more information, please contact:
Gene Schriver
Executive Vice President, Sales
800.305.9673 x134
www.LSAweb.com
A full service Interpretation and Translation
company
607 N Easton Road
Building C
Willow Grove, PA 19090
www.LSAweb.com |
| Language Services Associates is honored to receive The
Graduate of the Year Award from the Small Business Administration
(SBA), a state organization helping small, disadvantaged
businesses become thriving companies. Laura Schriver, President
and Owner of Language Services Associates started the company in
1991, and has since received many awards for business. Contributing
greatly to these achievements was securing important contracts
with NASA, INS ASYLUM and FEMA through SBAs 8a program. |
Language Services Associates recently provided
a series of Deaf Awareness Sensitivity Training workshops for 100
employees and on-site contractors at the General Services Administration
Eastern Distribution Center. Participants learned the best ways
to communicate with a Deaf co-worker.
Suzanne Dunleavy, LSA's American Sign
Language manager presented the workshops as a part of GSA's Diversity
Training in Burlington, New Jersey on January 18-19, 2006. Participants
learned and discussed myths about Deaf people, and experienced how
hearing loss impedes understanding speech. Said one participant
after the workshop," There are a lot of misconceptions about Deaf
people."
They also experienced the difficulty
of trying to read someone's lips through speech reading, and participated
in fun activities designed to help them think visually rather than
depending exclusively on their hearing for communication. Another
participant said, "It is difficult for Deaf people to do the things
we take for granted; now I am more aware of how I relate to a Deaf
person."
At the conclusion of each workshop, Henry,
a 26-year employee of GSA addressed each group, answering questions
about his experience as a Deaf person, and thanked all of them for
participating.
Click here to
view a gallery of photographs from the Deaf Awareness Sensitivity
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Dress for Success is sending an urgent
S.O.S. to women nationwide: donate one new or nearly new interview
suit during the week of March 19-25, 2006 and help a low-income
woman enter the workforce.
A donation of just one suit can empower
a woman struggling in a low-income situation to start a new life
of self-sufficiency and success. S.O.S. - Send One Suit - Week
coincides with Womens History Month and features promotions to
raise awareness and funds for Dress for Success affiliates in the
U.S. and abroad.
The focus on "sending one suit" symbolizes the organizations need
to collect only garments appropriate for job interviews. The suit
donation represents just the first step towards self-sufficiency.
Once a woman is employed, she receives ongoing career development
services from The Professional Womens Group, Dress for Success'
international recognized employment retention program.
Language Services Associates is a
proud sponsor of The Dress for Success organization. If you would
like to donate a suit please send it to:
LANGUAGE SERVICES ASSOCIATES
C/O DFS
607 Easton Rd Bldg C.
Willow Grove, PA 19090
All size suits are needed. We will
take care of sending all of the suits collected this week to the
NYC affiliate office. In appreciation for your participation in
this worthy cause, you will receive a small gift from Language
Services Associates.
Thank you!
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Language Services Associates President and CEO Laura Schriver
was recently interviewed by Sky Radio about LSA's reputation as an innovative leader
in language support services, Title VI federal language assistance compliance,
multi-language support for New York City's 311 service, and web translation.
Ms. Schriver's interview can be heard in-flight on US Airways in June and July,
and online on LSA's website (requires Windows Media Player - click here to download).
As heard on SKYRADIO
and U.S. Airways: Interview with Laura Schriver
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LSA is proud to have been selected as a contractor
on the Statewide Contract for foreign Language Written and Oral
Interpretation for The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
reference # for this contract is ST7J511. For more information
on this contract please go to www.mass.gov/osd.
To find this contract click under COmm-PASS on "Search for
Contracts and Solicitations", then the word "Search"
in the first sentence, then put ST7J511 in the "Contract
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| LSA is having an open-house holiday party on December 19th, 2003
from 3:00pm to 8:00pm at our Headquarters in Willow Grove, PA. Clients,
vendors, employees and subcontractors are welcome to come and join
the festivities. Dinner and drinks will be provided. If you would
like to attend , please call us at 800-305-9673 ext. 100. |
| LSA employees are getting into the holiday spirit by participating
in a holiday toy drive to benefit Children's Hospital. Employees
are also offering hours of community service to different organizations
in need this holiday season. Please call if you are interested in
contributing. Toys must be collected by December 22nd. |
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