When you hire a professional translator, you’re bringing someone into your business who does far more than convert words from one language to another. Translators are skilled writers, cultural insiders, and independent business owners all at once. Those skills often stay hidden behind the single label of “translator,” but they don’t have to. As a professional Spanish-to-English translator and subtitler,…

If you work in healthcare, chances are you’ve encountered limited English proficiency (LEP) patients who aren’t fully comfortable communicating in English. When no professional interpreter is available, it’s tempting to turn to whoever is bilingual in the room, such as a staff member or family member. But bilingual doesn’t equal qualified, and a well-meaning but untrained interpreter can have a…

Audio description (AD) is narration used to convey visual information to audiences with low or no vision. It occurs between bits of dialogue in order to add relevant information that an audience member doesn’t receive visually. At its most basic, audio description essentially means an additional voice-over to help Blind audiences. Audio description is a vital tool for accessibility, expanding…