Collect real crisis communication
Build reusable datasets from dedicated collections and public communication around curated crisis scenarios.
NSF-funded research infrastructure
Language access is crisis infrastructure.
We are building datasets, tools, and a research community so humanitarian responders and affected communities can communicate across language barriers when every second counts.
Join our community on SlackA collaborative project from George Mason University and the University of Washington, with ClearGlobal.
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What we are building
Technology shaped around people, not just data.
Crisis language technology works only when it reflects real communication, serves languages too often left behind, and is built with the people who use it.
Center underserved languages
Make language technology more useful for communities that face the greatest risk and receive the least support.
Build a cross-sector community
Bring researchers, responders, linguists, technologists, and local language communities into the same conversation.
On the horizon
Where the community meets next.
Upcoming
AACL–IJCNLP 2026
09NOV
2026
LT4CPR Workshop
Language Technologies for Crisis Preparedness and Response
Hengqin, Zhuhai, ChinaLatest from LT4CPR
LT4CPR submissions are open
Submit archival or non-archival work directly to our AACL–IJCNLP 2026 workshop.
Submit via OpenReview →Voices Across Crises at ISCRAM
A practitioner workshop on opportunities for inclusive AI speech technologies.
Workshop details →Surveying social media in crisis
New research maps how social platforms support crisis preparedness and response.
View research →Impact in practice
The community behind the work.
Workshops and gatherings connect researchers, responders, and practitioners across disciplines and locations.
Practitioner perspectives shape the research.
Participants at the Voices Across Crises workshop.
A shared agenda for crisis language technology.
Birds of a Feather participants after the community session.
Research exchange across disciplines.
Researchers and practitioners gather for an LT4CPR session.
Open community
Join LT4CPR on Slack.
Connect with researchers, practitioners, responders, and community partners working toward more inclusive language technology for crises.
Explore the initiative
Follow the work as it grows.
People
Meet the team
Researchers at GMU and UW building the infrastructure.
↗ ResourcesExplore the data
Forthcoming LT4CPR datasets and related prior work.
↗ KnowledgeRead our research
Papers, surveys, and research outputs from the project.
↗ CommunityFind an event
Workshops, talks, and gatherings across disciplines.
↗ CollaborateStart a conversation
Have expertise, data, or a community perspective to share?
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