Professional Affiliations

Our business can be judged not just by the quality of language services offered, but also by the quality of company we keep. Our professional affiliations are important not only for what they mean to us, but also what they say to you, our customers. They reveal the level of our standards and assure you of privacy and compliance.

American Translators Association is a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of individual translators and interpreters.

CLI is a founding member of the Association of Language Companies. It is a national trade association representing businesses that provide translation and interpretation services, and well as localization and language training services.

CLI is a member of the National Coalition on Health Care Interpreter Certification. The coalition’s 17 members are developing certification and accreditation processes for the medical translating and interpretation industry.

CLI is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in all interpretation and translation proceedings involving the protection and privacy of health and medical data. HIPAA is managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

CLI is Safe Harbor Certified, meeting the Principles of Notice, Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access and Enforcement developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission Directive on Data Protection. CLI is registered with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor Program.

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act, requires Federal agencies make available equal access to electronic and information technology to people with disabilities, including those who may not understand the English language. CLI has served government agencies since 1996, helping them comply with this Act.