by Roxanne Addison | Jul 6, 2022 | Culture & Tradition, Interpreting Services, Localization, Translation
Diversity, which includes differences in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, language, geography, gender, and more, is crucial to the US, as the US was founded on the idea that all people are created equal. In addition, diversity provides new ideas,...
by Avantpage | Jun 1, 2022 | Interpreting Services, Localization, Translation, Translation Resources
In government agencies, procurement (also known as purchasing) can choose between different types of bidding for proposals (RFPs) from vendors for their services. A low-cost bid looks only at the cost of a service and no other factors. With a best-value RFP, the...
by Avantpage | Mar 17, 2022 | Customer Experience, Localization, Specialized Translation, Technology, Translation, Uncategorized
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are civil rights laws protecting those with divergent abilities. We’ll cover what these laws are and examples for accessibility and language access. What is the ADA and Section...
by Avantpage | Feb 16, 2022 | Healthcare News, Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Localization, Over-the-phone interpreting, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of healthcare. One of those aspects is routine doctor visits. While many health issues still need to be handled in person, others can be done online through telehealth services (also known as telemedicine). Telehealth...
by Avantpage | Nov 17, 2021 | Customer Experience, Localization, Translation
Machine translation (MT) is just that—a machine (software) that translates content. For the most basic machine translation service, such as Google Translate, a human isn’t involved in the translation. Machine translation is good for some types of content such as...
by Avantpage | Nov 3, 2021 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Localization, Specialized Translation, Translation
By Avantpage Open Enrollment for healthcare will soon be upon us, starting November 1, 2021, for 2022. Healthcare organizations have a big opportunity during this time to increase their membership in the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) population....
