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PDF Accessibility: How to Make an Accessible PDF and Why You Should

Digital accessibility is a top priority these days since so much happens in digital spaces. But lots of people still don’t realize how important it is to make their PDFs documents accessible. This is essential knowledge for companies, government agencies, and individuals who want to follow accessibility standards and provide equal access to their content. In this article, we’ll explain why it’s important to make your PDFs accessible, how to create an accessible PDF, and what best practices to follow when creating PDFs. What is an accessible PDF? An accessible

March 27, 2025 No Comments

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GALA 2024: Unspoken Barriers to GenAI Adoption

Localization Engineering Manager Thomas Mosley represented ITC at the GALA 2024 conference, hosted April 21-23 in Valencia, Spain. Read on for his insights on how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is impacting the globalization and localization industry. The GALA 2024 conference was inspiring and informative. I gained valuable perspectives from industry leaders, tech providers, and other language service providers, while also stepping back and reflecting on where the language industry stands and where we are heading. Here are a few of my key takeaways. First, I noticed some confusion over what

June 5, 2024 No Comments

Interpretation

Interpretation for everything, everywhere, all at once

Need on-demand interpretation so everyone gets the right information in their language? ITC Global is your partner for consecutive over-the-phone and video-remote interpretation available 24/7/365 in 300+ languages (including American Sign Language for VRI). Plus, our OPI and VRI services are HIPAA compliant, so you can trust all communications remain confidential. We also offer a full suite of onsite and virtual interpretation services for any event, no matter where you find yourself. Not sure what kind of interpretation is best for your situation or event? Check out our infographic below.

May 14, 2024 No Comments

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The Ethical Quandaries of Translation: Navigating Source Text Faithfulness and Cultural Sensitivity

The complex art of translation, which involves transposing a message from one language into another, poses critical ethical questions. Translators have to navigate being faithful to the source text while transmitting the meaning of a message in a way that fits a specific cultural context. In this article, we’ll explore the ethical challenges that surface when translating a text, highlighting the issues translators face in their quest to make a text accessible to everyone while remaining true to the source. Why Staying Faithful to the Source is an Ongoing Challenge

May 14, 2024 No Comments

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2024 Olympic Games in Paris Celebrate Sports and Linguistic Diversity

Linguistic diversity at the Olympic Games is a fundamental aspect of this global event, which brings together athletes, officials and the media, as well as more than 11 million tourists from around the world, highlighting the global community’s linguistic richness while celebrating excellence in sports. During July and August 2024, Paris will transform into a majestic theater for the 206 nations gathering to celebrate athleticism. Media coverage plays an essential role in building bridges between the different languages and cultures represented. More than 26,000 written press, TV and radio journalists

May 14, 2024 No Comments

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What is the future of the translation industry?

One might think that the future of the translation industry is uncertain. The rise of new technologies like artificial intelligence, the global economic slowdown, and the omnipresence of English in our daily lives are all factors that could threaten the translation industry. But whether it’s international commerce or leisure activities, translation continues to bridge the gap between languages, enabling individuals and organizations to connect and understand each other. In this article, we’ll explore the importance of the translation industry and how it continues to evolve in response to the ever-changing

February 27, 2024 No Comments

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ITC France translates U.S. Election Articles

ITC France’s teams met the challenge of immediately translating articles written in four languages by European correspondents for seven daily papers covering the U.S. elections. The LENA (Leading European Newspaper Alliance) organization includes seven of the most prestigious European daily papers: La Tribune de Genève and Tages-AnzeigerEl Pais for Spain, Die Welt in German, La Repubblica in Italy, Le Figaro in France, and Le Soir in Belgium. The organization’s goal is to share journalistic expertise and promote quality journalism in Europe. For one of their recent collaborations, correspondents from the

December 8, 2016 No Comments

Tips & Advice

4 Reasons Your Bilingual Employee Is Not Your Translator

Language, like writing or mathematics, has some simple, fundamental rules that often give people a false impression that understanding the basics means you’ve mastering the entire discipline. Because of that, some believe that the idea of translating content from one language to another is a simple affair, and if they have a bilingual employee within their company that just happens to speak the language the company works with, but is also fluent in a language that same company is targeting for marketing purposes, this amounts to getting a free translation

November 23, 2016 No Comments

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Crucial communication: 3 Reasons Why We Like Arrival

As providers of professional translation services, we have a clear understanding of just how crucial it can be to make sure you are understood when you and a person you’re trying to communicate with don’t speak the language. However, we realize this is not something everyone gives much thought to. That’s why it’s a pleasant surprise to us that there is an upcoming, critically-acclaimed science fiction film that highlights this theme. Here are three big reasons why this film is great for anyone interested in language and communication. Communication Is

November 16, 2016 No Comments

Tips & Advice

How to Use Translation Glossaries

Today, we’ll consider a technology tool that’s an important part of the translation and proofreading stages: translation glossaries. These are a collection of key terminology that is important to a specific client’s documentation. Creating and using a glossary brings added value to clients, who can be sure translators use their preferred words when translating new documents or updating existing files. Let’s take a closer look at why glossaries are created and how ITC translators use them. Why You Should Standardize Terminology In creating a brand, a company uses words to

November 11, 2016 No Comments

Translation

Why Translation Matters in Politics

If nothing else, the current dramas and controversies that play out on a seemingly daily basis in the run up to the American presidential election have provided a lot of topics for conversation. But that’s only if you can understand the conversation. And lots of those exchanges are happening on social media. There are a few good reasons for why translating social media is so important. Politics Affects Everyone If you’re British, you may not think that anything that happens in America affects you, but with the interconnected global village

October 19, 2016 No Comments

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How Language Impacts Your Thinking

There’s the old adage, “you are what you eat,” and this expression implies that your health is in part determined by the food you eat. But perhaps more important than your physical fitness being defined by your diet is the way you think and how you look at the world, and in a very powerful but perhaps indirect way, your language plays a role in this. Language, of course, is one way we communicate with others. In essence, it is a way to take what we think and give it

October 12, 2016 No Comments

Translation

How does the translation process work?

Whether you’re new to purchasing professional language translation services or have been doing it for years, you may wonder: “How does the translation process work?” You’ve come to the right place. We’ll give you a brief introduction to the process so you know what to expect from a professional translation agency. ITC’s expert translation process can be broken down into 3 stages: Translation, Revision, and Quality Assurance. Each stage is handled by a different person, so that several pairs of eyes look over your document to ensure excellent quality. A

September 7, 2016 No Comments

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3 Ways Laughter Is Important

Laughter is a uniquely human expression that’s an important piece of the communication puzzle. Laughter usually indicates amusement, although for some countries, such as Japan, laughter can also be a response to confusion or embarrassment. Recent studies have shown that by paying attention to laughter, we can actually make some distinctions about human relationships. It’s Different Between Friends & Strangers Because of the spontaneous way that laughter occurs it is an uncontrolled “reflex” and therefore an unusually honest expression of mood and social connection for most people. It’s been discovered

August 31, 2016 No Comments