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witches are good, a cultural diversity day story from a 12 year old, and how I got my intentional listening skills

witches are good, a cultural diversity day story from a 12 year old, and how I got my intentional listening skills

When I was a kid, there was a haunted house in my grandma’s village. One of those houses where we, as adventurous kids, would challenge each other to go in and take a peek. No one ever made it past the front door, which was always open. At least, that’s how I remember it. My…

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Landing in an Alien World

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.

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Cooking: Travel Around the World with Your Tastebuds

Cooking: Travel Around the World with Your Tastebuds

In my journey of discovering and trying out recipes from different countries and cultures, I often come across different measuring units and making a wrong conversion can make a recipe go downhill pretty quickly. One time I made the mistake of thinking a “cup” meant the same thing no matter where you are, and my…

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It’s book day, people!

It’s book day, people!

It’s book day, people! And I’d like to bring you a special World Book Day edition of Liane’s Morning Talks in the Mirror, which is what I call it when I talk to you and myself about myself! Today I want to tell you about the books that had a special influence on me. Books…

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Using Automatic Captions Responsibly

Using Automatic Captions Responsibly

There are more subtitling tools for video content creators to use now than ever. And some of these tools do work for you, which can be great. Automatic captioning tools can be a great start for people trying to optimize their content to reach wider audiences. The struggle that a lot of creators face is…

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Comparing Open Captions and Closed Captions

Comparing Open Captions and Closed Captions

The simple answer is that closed captions can be turned off and open captions cannot be turned off on a video. What you’ll find in this blog post: Definition of Open vs. Closed Captions Similarities Between Open and Closed Captions Pros and Cons: Open Captions Pros and Cons: Closed Captions Is it Possible to Use…

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Volunteer Opportunities for Any Language!

Volunteer Opportunities for Any Language!

People all around the world need access to online video through subtitles. Linguists of many skill levels are needed to create a more accessible media ecosystem.

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