Senate Panel Kills Effort to Track English Learner Funding
A push to examine how Virginia funds English language learners (ELLs) in public schools was shut down after the state鈥檚 Senate Finance and Appropriations…
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Deaf Professor Alleges Disability Discrimination in Lawsuit Against Penn State
A Penn State professor who is deaf has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the university alleging it violated federal civil rights laws when…
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New York Metro Transit Systems Add On-Demand Sign Language Interpreters
The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) just made it easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing New Yorkers and tourists to communicate with transit staff,…
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Tennessee Bill Would Require English-Only Driver’s License Exams, Prohibit Translation Aids
A proposed bill filed in the Tennessee legislature would require all written driver鈥檚 license exams to be offered only in English. State Representative Kip…
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New York City Council and New York Immigration Coalition Announce Launch of State鈥檚 First Language Access Bank
The New York City Council, along with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and community partners, announced the launch of New York City鈥檚 first…
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Newsbriefs: February 27, 2025
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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ATA Urges U.S. Government to Reinstate Safe Pathways for Afghan Allies who Served Alongside U.S. Troops as Interpreters and Translators
In response to recent executive actions impacting our fellow interpreters and translators who were allies of the United States in Afghanistan, the American Translators…
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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Language Access: Who, What, How
What is Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act? The goal of the Affordable Care Act is to expand access to healthcare, especially to…
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Communiquer pour sauver des vies : une table ronde vitale et gratuite concernant les services linguistiques lors d鈥檌nterventions d鈥檜rgence
English | Espa帽ol | Fran莽ais | Ti岷縩g Vi峄噒 Quand : 27 f茅vrier, 12h00 – 13h30 HNE | 脡v茅nement virtuel Dans les moments critiques o霉…
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Comunicaci贸n que salva vidas: una mesa redonda gratuita e imprescindible sobre los servicios ling眉铆sticos de respuesta ante emergencias
English | Espa帽ol | Fran莽ais | Ti岷縩g Vi峄噒 Cu谩ndo: 27 de febrero, de 12:00听p.听m. a 1:30听p.听m. hora del este | Evento virtual En momentos…
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Lifesaving Communication: A Free Vital Roundtable on Emergency Response Language Services
English | Espa帽ol | Fran莽ais | Ti岷縩g Vi峄噒 When: February 27, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST | Virtual Event In critical moments when…
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Truy峄乶 膽岷 v峄 C峄﹗ sinh: Bu峄昳 T峄峚 膽脿m Quan tr峄峮g Mi峄卬 ph铆 v峄 D峄媍h v峄 Ng么n ng峄 trong 峄╪g ph贸 Kh岷﹏ c岷
English | Espa帽ol | Fran莽ais | Ti岷縩g Vi峄噒 Th峄漣 gian: Ng脿y 27 th谩ng 2, 12:00 tr瓢a – 1:30 chi峄乽 EST | S峄 ki峄噉 Tr峄眂…
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