In this talk, we’ll focus on content creation and how accessibility supports multilingual work.
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2020
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Provide access to government information and services for people with limited English proficiency.
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When’s the best time to tweet? @USAGovEspanol experiments with Twitter
When’s the best time to tweet? @USAGovEspanol experiments with Twitter—A good following on social media is fundamental to USAGov’s goal of getting clear and helpful government information to Spanish speakers around the country. To make sure we’re reaching the right people at the right time with valuable content, our team began to rethink our USAGov en Español Twitter strategy.— via USA.gov
Giving Users the Information They Crave: Data and Analytics Tips From USAGov en Español
Giving Users the Information They Crave: Data and Analytics Tips From USAGov en Español—User data guides what we do at USAGov. Without it, we wouldn’t know what government questions people are searching for. And we wouldn’t know how to design our content to make it easier for people to find and understand the answers.— via USA.gov
"Diga o marque 2": USAGov en Español’s New Approach to Interactive Voice Response
"Diga o marque 2": USAGov en Español’s New Approach to Interactive Voice Response—USAGov receives and responds to questions directly from the public in many ways: through social media, on page surveys on USA.gov and USAGov en Español, and through chats and calls. One powerful tool in the USAGov toolbelt is our interactive voice response (IVR) system in both English and Spanish through the USAGov Contact Center.— via USA.gov
How the Census Bureau provided language assistance in 59 non-English languages for the 2020 Census.
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2020
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How USAGov en Español Uses Quantitative and Qualitative Data to Meet the Needs of Its Audience
In this workshop, we will show how USAGov en Español collects and analyzes data from across several social media channels and the USAGov Contact Center to design and improve content and outreach strategies.
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2020
Let’s Talk Shop: How USAGov Outreach Connects With Agency Partners
USAGov Outreach connects with agency partners in a variety of ways—if you’re from a federal agency looking for new ways to reach your audience, learn about partnering with USAGov!— via USA.gov
This talk will offer insights and tips on how to best design and translate surveys and other government materials aimed at reaching non-English speaking members of the public.
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2020
Taking a Look at the USAGov Analytics Dashboard
The USA.gov’s team launched a new analytics dashboard that shows the top pages and topics that are trending on USA.gov and USA.gov/espanol. This gives agencies a better window into the information the public needs most so they can prioritize that information and make it more accessible to their users.— via USA.gov
An increase in demand for multilingual digital content, shrinking budgets, and rising translation costs have impacted federal agencies trying to offer information and services in languages other than English. Learn how the National Service Language Corps (NLSC) can help.
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2019
With the sharp improvement in machine translation quality, the variety of government use cases for this technology has evolved.
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2019
Join the Multilingual and Video Production Pros Communities of Practice for a talk about a video the CFPB created, for a Spanish speaking audience.
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2018
New USAGov Program Aims to Help Agencies Market Within the Federal Government
The Outreach and Marketing team from USAGov helps agencies amplify their key messages through a variety of channels.
Learn about your legal obligations to limited English proficient individuals (LEP) as a federal, state, or local government agency. We’ll provide an overview of national origin discrimination and offer practical tips for overcoming language barriers and language access program planning.
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2018
This interactive talk with a USAGov team member will highlight the digital response in Puerto Rico during and after Hurricane Maria.
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2018
This event will provide concrete tips and examples of how to reach more Spanish speakers needing and looking for government information through social media
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2017
USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov Measure Content Efficiency With New KPI Metric
This post was originally published on the USA.gov blog.
CFPB Serves up Financial Tips to Seniors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Meals on Wheels America have created multilingual educational resources about financial scams that target the elderly which can be easily distributed to seniors in the communities they serve, and downloaded or ordered in bulk for free by the general public. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Education &
USDA FoodKeeper App Update Expands Content Offerings
The USDA’s multilingual FoodKeeper app has been updated to include three options for receiving food recall updates and expands storage timelines to over 500 products. This post was originally published on the USDA blog. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application that will provide users with new access to
Steps Towards SEO: Meta Descriptions on MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is a consumer health website produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), available in both English and Spanish. As part of our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy, we recently added meta descriptions to our health topic pages.
