Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Statement

In accordance with the prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin under Title VI, Indiana University is committed to the accessibility of our programs and activities to those with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). To that end, the University will make available appropriate alternative language formats to those with limited English proficiency upon request.

International students should contact  the Office of International Services for assistance.  All others can make a request for an alternative language format by contacting the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@iu.edu or (812) 855-7559.

Office of Institutional Equity
400 E. 7th Street, Poplars 825
Bloomington, IN 47405

LEP Resources

• “I Speak Cards”: Download “I Speak Cards” to help those with limited proficiency in English identify the language they speak.

Free Online Translation Tools

• Free Translation and Professional Translation Services from SDL Translation available between English and 42 other languages including: Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese.
• Free Online Translation Service - Translation available between English and: French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Korean. This site also offers a text to speech option.
• Babel Fish Text Translation - Translation available between English and: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
• WorldLingo Translator - Translation available between English and 32 other languages. This site can also translate text, documents, websites, and emails up to 500 words for free.
• ASL Pro - Translation and dictionary between English and American Sign Language. NOTE: Can only translate phrases that are defined by the site.
• Word2Word - Directory of translation services.
• imTranslator - Translation of text in 60 different languages.
• Google Translate - Text or document translation in 80 different languages.
• Babylon - Translation of text in 30 different languages.

Fee Based Phone Interpreting Services

• Translation Cloud
• AT&T Traveler Support
• Allsprachendienst Esperanto GmbH
• DT Interpreting
• InSync Interpreting Service
• Purple - ASL interpreters online with an iPhone/iPad app available.
• Language Line Solutions - ASL interpreters over the phone, on demand video remote, and on-site interpretation, and document, website, and multimedia translation in over 200 languages.

Multi-lingual Glossaries

• Spanish Language Style Guide and Glossaries - a resource on language use and terminology for Web managers dealing with websites in Spanish and/or Spanish language contractors.
• UNESCO - Thesaurus - a resource for terminology in a number of fields including education, refugee work, and science.