(More) Advanced Human-Computer Interaction for Translators
A Conversation with Samuel Läubli and Nico Herbig Still on a high from the conversation I had a few months ago with Lynne Bowker,…
Read MoreATA Certification and COVID-19 Redux
As most of you are aware, ATA certification exam sittings were temporarily suspended in 2020 and will continue to be unavailable in early 2021.…
Read MoreOn Translators
This post originally appeared on Kevin L. Hull’s blog and it is republished with permission. This post is an assignment I did in English…
Read MoreATA Requests the CDC to Explicitly List Interpreters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewed ATA’s December 17 request to include medical interpreters and other onsite interpreters as essential workers…
Read MoreWith Indigenous Language Classes on Hold, University of Winnipeg Launches New Ojibway Radio Drama
Canada’s University of Winnipeg has created an Ojibway radio drama to fill the gap left when Indigenous community language courses were put on hold…
Read MoreMedical Interpreter Is Voice for Baltimore’s Latino Patients during COVID-19 Treatment
Elsa Aguilar Bustos serves as a medical interpreter at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, helping Latino patients navigate the intricacies of treatment for…
Read MoreDispute Erupts over Translation Rights to New Nobel Laureate
After winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Louise Glück has found herself at the heart of less-welcome publicity due to a dispute over who…
Read MoreBoston Planning and Development Agency Adds New Language Access Rules
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is rolling out a new set of rules to ensure residents who don’t speak English well or…
Read MoreThousands of Afghan and Iraqi Interpreters Hope Biden will Help Them Resettle in U.S.
Afghan and Iraqi interpreters facing reprisals for helping American forces hope President-Elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration will offer them asylum in the United States.…
Read MoreTranslation on Virginia Department of Health’s Website Told Spanish Readers They Didn’t Need COVID-19 Vaccine
A Google-generated translation on the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) website told Spanish readers the COVID-19 vaccine was “not necessary.” The translation in question…
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Newsbriefs: January 20, 2021
In This Issue: ATA Members Talk, ATA62 Call for Speakers, Remote Interpreting, Next Board Meeting, Business Basics Webinar, New Member Orientation, Mastermind Program, Members Only Webinar, Member Sanctioned, ATA Call for Nominations, The ATA Chronicle, and more
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