The Salem News | Grant enables live video interpretation for multilingual families in Salem schools
Posted on: April 25, 2025
By Michael McHugh | Staff Writer
Families for whom English is a second language are now able to receive live translator services in real time at each of the 11 Salem Public Schools main offices via iPads with interpretation software.
The 15 new iPads enable families to be connected to an interpreter within seconds through video interpretation software developed by Waltham-based Lionbridge Technologies LLC. First being introduced during parent-teacher conferences the week of March 19, the software has already proven to be helpful, according to Alexandra Fortich, Salem Public Schools coordinator of translation and interpretation services.
