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Amara Open Thoughts: Alessandra and the struggle of a hard of hearing loved one

Amara Open Thoughts is a new series powered by the Participatory Culture Foundation and Amplifying Voices, where we share stories, listen to people, and give voice to our global community of change makers. Guest post written by Alessandra Pace, volunteer and translator for Amara On Demand Recently I lost one of the most important people…

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Inclusion and Belonging

Landing in an Alien World

Hi, I’m Aleli. I’m the Chief Operations and Sustainability Officer at Amara and PCF.

Today is the third Thursday of May, which means it’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day. A celebration that holds a personal significance in my life.

Accessibility and Captioning

Travel: celebrate the beauty of diversity in our world

by Ana-Maria Lupu I guess I have had a sense of adventure since I was a kid. I’ve always spent my time climbing trees and hills, discovering hidden places at my grandparents’ countryside home, and sometimes even getting in trouble because of that. New beginnings sometimes start from ashes. I don’t think I ever acknowledged…

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Culture and Appreciation

Get Involved in Amplifying Voices!

What is Amplifying Voices? Our newest initiative is all about amplifying today’s critical voices that are leading us toward a more equitable, sustainable and accessible world. Currently, our efforts are focused on the US election, with its global implications. We are translating election materials for the most difficult states to vote in. Here is why we…

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Amara Announcements

How to Vote in Mississippi, Missouri, & South Carolina for 2020 [translated]

These first six states listed below are considered the hardest to vote in, which is why we’ve translated how to videos – click a state to watch: Mississippi Missouri South Carolina Connecticut Tennessee Texas Georgia More Info + Get Involved Need a specific language? Leave a comment and we’ll try to help! Get involved –…

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Amara Announcements

Amplifying Voices – How to Vote in Mississippi

Amplifying Voices – How to Vote in Mississippi Last week we discussed issues immigrant communities in the United States face when trying to cast their vote. While systematic issues have hindered voting before, the emergence of COVID-19 has presented additional challenges to ensuring equal access to voting. In an effort to help address low voter…

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Amara Announcements

US Immigrants Face Voting Barriers – We Need Your Help

According to the American Bar Association, in the US, low voter turnout among immigrant and minority populations is structural and sometimes deliberate. One major factor they cite: lack of translated voting materials. To address this, we’re translating How to Vote in Every State – an amazing video series that is currently only available in English….

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Amara Announcements