Newsbriefs: May 17, 2021
In This Issue: ATA 2021 Elections, Webinar: Back Translation, Remote Interpreting, ATA Awards Deadline, Int’l Development Podcast, Accent Improvement, Workshop: Transcreation, B2BB: Style Set, Civil Rights Complaint, New Division Proposed, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
Civil Rights Complaint Filed over Discriminatory Provision of COVID-19 Services to Persons with Limited English Proficiency
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has filed a complaint with multiple U.S. federal agencies contending that federal, state, and local agencies have failed…
Savvy Diversification Series: Translator Training
The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…
5 Reasons to Join ATA in 2021
Why should you join the ÇéÂÂ×ÔÅÄ in 2021? Listen to current ATA members tell you how ATA helps them CONNECT, ADVANCE, GROW,…
The Translator as an Editor
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. When it comes to reviewing copy, translators are often at…
Newsbriefs: May 4, 2021
In This Issue: Podcast: Honors/Awards, ATA Joins Advocacy Effort, Workshop: Note-Taking, Board Mtg Summary, ATA Orientation Session, Nat’l Language Museum, Change in ATA61 Access, AFTI Conf Scholarships, Free ATA Member Webinar, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
Virginia First State to Offer ASL Video Chats for COVID-19 Call Center
Virginia has become the first state to provide real-time video chat access to its COVID-19 information call center for users of American Sign Language…
ATA Joins Red-T in Advocating for Interpreters
ATA has joined Red-T’s international language coalition and Amnesty International to request the urgent relocation of interpreters who assisted American forces in Afghanistan. In…
Savvy Diversification Series: Monolingual Editing
The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…
Advocacy in Pennsylvania
When their negotiations with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) regarding the compensation schedule came to a halt, interpreters organized the Tri-State…
Newsbriefs: April 20, 2021
In This Issue: Inside Specialization, Next Board Meeting, Workshop: Note-Taking, AFTI Conference Scholarships, Webinar: Gender Perspectives, Webinar: Business Basics, Latest Issue of Translatio, Advocacy in Pennsylvania, ATA61 Virtual Conference, Advertise in Newsbriefs, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
Four Myths about ATA’s Certification Exam
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. ATA’s certification exam was instituted in 1973. Its purpose is…