Connecting the World
One Word at a Time

Since 1992, Black Diamond has proficiently grown to become a culturally diverse, premier language services company poised to meet the translation and interpretation needs of professionals in a global economy. With written and verbal services spanning more than 200 languages and dialects, Black Diamond Language Services provides an array of communication expertise coupled with core superiorty in the Medical, Technical, Legal, Government and Insurance industries.

A philosophy of "doing things right, and doing the right thing" enables the corporation to achieve continuous quality improvement with a goal toward excellence.

Multilingualism in the United States

Twenty years ago, it seemed much easier to ignore the purchasing power of ethnic markets. With over twenty one million Americans classified in the ethnic market, this question is being revisited, on a larger scale. What can be gained by "talking one's talk" and learning more about how each culture "walks its walk"?

• 21.3 million Americans are classified as "limited English proficient," a 52 percent increase from 1990, and more than double the 1980 total.*
• One in twenty five American households are linguistically isolated meaning that no one in the household older than age 14 can speak English.
• Native languages can be a barrier to safety. Non-English speaking workers throughout the country are at greatest risk of serious injury on the job than English speaking workers. OSHA's requirements mandate that employers establish ongoing communication with non-English speaking workers.