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Avantpage Rolls Out Comprehensive Linguistic Evaluation Service to Reduce Errors, Cut Costs
At Avantpage, we're always looking for ways to offer our clients more bang for their buck. Our goal is to provide services that enhance our clients’ translation efforts, offer greater accuracy, and reduce errors to save you time, effort and money. That's why we're...
Election Translation Tip: “Let’s Vote” Is Not the Same As “El voto de Let”
During election season, it’s important to make sure your messaging and documentation reaches all potential voters and supporters and it all begins with encouraging voters to come to the polls. The title of this post uses a Google Translate Spanish translation of the...
Beauty and the Beast: San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
I celebrated my birthday and Thanksgiving with a visit to the gorgeous Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay Area. The weather was cold and sunny, with beautiful views of San Francisco, Marin County and Berkeley. We also visited the US Immigration Station (USIS),...
The Open Government Partnership and Worldwide Language Access
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) was launched in 2011 to provide an international platform for domestic reformers committed to making their governments more open, accountable, and responsive to citizens. The US is a founding member and today the OGP has 69...
California patients now get prescription drug information translated to their own language
Great news for Californians! Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill last month ensuring all patients will get prescription drugs with labels and instructions in their own language. As we’ve mentioned before, providing comprehensive medical care every step of the way in a...
Translation Resources Services on the Rise as US Immigrant Population Doubles
According to recent census data, the number of immigrants in the US requiring translation services has doubled in the last 25 years. A full 22 million people in the United States now rely on translation resources in education, healthcare, business, and professional...