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Basics of Healthcare Translation
Translation is harder than it sounds! As a translator, besides just knowing the target and original languages fluently, you should also be familiar with the particular jargon of the field or industry you are translating for, as well as the nuances of wording and...
The California Health Benefit Exchange, New Work in Healthcare Translation
Covered California--the New Name of California's Health Benefit Exchange The California Health Benefit Exchange is an entity devoted to making healthcare and insurance more affordable and higher quality for all Californians, regardless of income or background. On...
Avantpage Celebrates 16 Years of Translation
Today our company turns 16 years old, and we couldn’t be more proud to do the important work of translation for healthcare, elections, government, education and more. Since 1996, we’ve translated documents, web media, school reports, voter guides, Medicare forms and...
Halloween in Modern Times, A Feat from Culture to Culture
Halloween is widely thought to have originated from Celtic tradition, and was officially incorporated into the Christian calendar by Pope Gregory III in the 8th century, when he designated Novermber 1st ‘All Saints’ Day,’ and the evening before as ‘All Hallow’s Eve!’...
Those Translation Terms!
You may have some interactions with translations companies that bring you face to face with foreign terms or processes not necessarily found in other trades! One of these terms is 'translation attestation,' which is used as a regulatory requirement to verify that the...
Voting Made Easy, How Translation Helps!
With information for presidential elections coming into the public sphere, as well as state and city measures and candidates, voting couldn’t be more important. It’s something we help, via translation, by making the rhetoric for measures and candidates more accessible...