At LanguageMate, we are developing innovative solutions to bridge the language gap in healthcare. Persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) are among the most vulnerable of the country’s population and face significant barriers to obtaining adequate care at medical facilities; they are more likely than others to defer essential medical care, leave a clinic without adequate medical advice, and miss follow-up appointments. Enabling healthcare providers to communicate with LEP patients in a linguistically competent and culturally sensitive manner is at the core of our mission.

Since 2004, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded our company ten competitive grants to develop technology-enabled tools. Our projects include:

• A self-guided learning platform for physicians and nurses to study medical Spanish and other target languages;
• A multilingual telephone messaging system for disseminating health information to persons with LEP and/or low functional health literacy; and
• A bilingual, health-oriented television series to bridge the intergenerational language gap between LEP parents and their English-dominant children.

Our team consists of experts in linguistics, anthropology, cross-cultural communication, health education as well as professionals in information technology, interactive design and multimedia production. Our corporate name, Transcendent International, embodies our vision: by providing language solutions, we strive to help LEP individuals and service providers transcend the boundaries of language, culture, and geography.

If you are interested in learning more about our work, exploring partnership opportunities, or joining our highly motivated team of social change-makers, please contact us. Thank you for visiting.