鈥楽pecial and Beautiful鈥 Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island
On La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands in Spain, a whistling language is still in use thanks to mandatory classes for schoolchildren. The…
Read MoreMinnesota Governor Proclaims Day in Honor of His ASL Interpreter
Governor Tim Walz proclaimed March 9 as 鈥淣ic Zapko Day鈥 in honor of the American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter who has appeared at nearly…
Read MoreMindestabstandsregelung: That鈥檚 6 Feet Apart to You
In a language known for its tongue-twisting words, Germans have coined over 1,200 terms to describe the rules and realities of the pandemic. They鈥檙e…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Justice Says South Carolina School District Must Provide Language Access for Limited-English-Proficient Parents
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has settled an investigation over complaints that the Charleston County School District of South Carolina did…
Read MoreDutch and Catalan Translators of Amanda Gorman鈥檚 Work Withdraw after Uproar that Black Translators Weren鈥檛 Chosen
Two translators who were commissioned by different publishers to translate The Hill We Climb, the poem American writer Amanda Gorman read at President Joe…
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Newsbriefs: March 15, 2021
In This Issue: PRO Act 2021, Webinar: Neural MT, New Member Orientation, ATA Endorses H.R. 1009, ATA62 Website Online, ATA Mentoring Program, Back to Business Basics, School Outreach, Webinar: Law Firms, Free ATA Member Webinar, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
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ATA Asks Senate to Amend PRO Act
Stand Up, Take Action! The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, also known as PRO Act, represents a dramatic change in U.S.…
Read MoreATA Endorses H.R. 1009 to Require Federal Agencies to Translate Materials Related to COVID-19
ATA has written a letter endorsing legislation requiring all Federal agencies to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages no later than seven days after…
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Untranslatable Text: Myth, Reality, or Something Else? A Translator鈥檚 Reflections on Translation and 鈥淯ntranslatability鈥
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. There inevitably comes a time in a translator鈥檚 life when…
Read MoreFrom the President: Looking Forward More than Backward
From the President Ted R. Wozniak president@atanet.org The president鈥檚 column in this edition of The ATA Chronicle often reflects on the year just ended…
Read MoreFrom the President-Elect: Whether In Person or Virtual, ATA62 Will Not Disappoint!
From the President-Elect Madalena S谩nchez Zampaulo madalena@accessibletranslations.com Twitter: @mszampaulo Planning is well underway for this year鈥檚 Annual Conference, set to take place October 27-30…
Read MoreAutonomous Sensory Meridian Response and the Interpreter
For my first column of 2021, I would like to share something that may sound strange but helped me get through 2020: autonomous sensory…
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