Hi, my name is Darren Bridenbeck
and I'm the Community Development Manager at Amara
and I am in beautiful, sunny Portland, Oregon.
And I'm Judit Piñol, from Catalonia in Spain.
And we're hoping you're going to be joining us
between the 26th and 30th of September
to celebrate International Translation Day
At Amara, we think subtitles are important
because we believe information should live free,
and that by improving access to videos
we are building a more rich, informed and equitable world.
Whether is helping students get access to lectures in their languages
or a deaf and hard of hearing user
the ability to experience a video for the first time
or even just sharing a silly video with a friend of yours
we know that video accessibility is a huge cultural issue
that we need to face together.
We're hoping to meet that challenge by taking a step forward
together with all of you.
With that, there's three different ways you can celebrate
International Translation Day 2016:
First, share your story about how subtitles have impacted
your life and those around you.
Share your story with the hashtag #ITD2016
or email it to us at judit@amara.org for a chance to be featured on the Amara blog
and our Social Media outlets throughout the week.
Video submissions are also welcome!
Next, you can actually help subtitle a video
We've been collecting stories from users from all over the globe
sharing their experiences with how subtitles have impacted
them and their daily lives, and they need your translation help.
Check out the link in the video description to learn more.
Finally, you can join us on September 30th,
International Translation Day itself, for the Amara Community Summit.
This is where we'll be discussing some best practices
on building vibrant subtitling communities
and the benefits that subtitles bring to our culture as a whole
If you want to learn more about international Translation Day 2016,
check out the link in the video description
and we'd love to see you participate!
Thank you, and we're looking forward to celebrate ITD with you!
That's it, thanks for contributing and Happy Internatonal Translation Day!