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From Roncando to the Record: Best Practices for Forensic Transcription/Translation (FTT)
At 2:09 p.m. on October 29, 2024, Damian Valdez-Galloso, a Cuban man living in Hialeah, Florida, was interrogated by a Miami homicide detective for allegedly killing Jose Manuel Carbajal Zaldivar,…
Best Practices for Virtual Interpreting: What Clients and Language Service Users Should Know
Thanks to rapid technological shifts and the global landscape of recent years, the demand for virtual interpreting services has increased. Virtual interpreting is a linguistic solution that allows people in…
Guide to Buying Interpreting Services, Part V: Interpreting Terms to Know
Interpreters help power the global economy, working with businesses, governments, non-profits and individuals. They are an integral part of global communication. Interpreters work with the spoken or signed word. The…
Translation and Educational Publishing: Creating Language Access in Education
Supporting families starts with access. When students bring home a book or a school letter that families can read in their own language, something powerful happens. Families connect more deeply…
When AI Doesn’t Replace Jobs: The Case of Visual Dubbing in Watch the Skies
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed as a threat to all kinds of jobs. Many believe automation and AI will fully take over a wide array of professions, and that…
Guide to Buying Interpreting Services, Part IV: ATA’s Credentialed Interpreter (CI) Designation
ATA’s Language Services Directory has a Credentialed Interpreter (CI) designation to indicate ATA members who are also credentialed interpreters. This designation is discussed in more detail below. To find out…
Guide to Buying Interpreting Services, Part III: Working with an Interpreter
Interpreters help power the global economy, working with businesses, governments, non-profits and individuals. They are an integral part of global communication. Interpreters work with the spoken or signed word. The…
Using AI for Language Translation: Context is Everything
Using AI for Language Translation: Context is Everything Without a doubt, artificial intelligence provides exciting opportunities for us to innovate and automate tasks in our professional and personal lives. And…
Guide to Buying Interpreting Services, Part II: Interpreting Modality and Modes
Interpreters work in a variety of settings and in a variety of ways. These are important to understand when hiring an interpreter or team of interpreters and this article explains…
The Value of Human Translation
This article was originally published on the Translorial blog and has been reposted here with the author’s consent. Can impactful human-to-human communications be outsourced successfully to AI? I’m a technophile.…
Guide to Buying Interpreting Services, Part I: Finding and Choosing an Interpreter
Interpreters help power the global economy, working with businesses, governments, non-profits and individuals. They are an integral part of global communication. Interpreters work with the spoken or signed word. The…
Fluent Isn’t Enough: The Value of Trained Educational Interpreters
The importance of hiring professional educational interpreters Supporting families starts with communication. Trained educational interpreters play a key role in making that possible. Schools do a lot with limited resources.…
Best Translation Apps: A Translator Puts Four to the Test
The best apps for translating language? It depends… I’m talking about the kind of apps that can take a sentence- or even document-level input and give you back a translation…
The High Stakes of Legal Interpretation: Why You Need a Certified Court Interpreter in Colorado
Why accurate legal interpretation matters In the legal system, language accuracy is a matter of justice. Court proceedings rely on precise communication to ensure fair trials, protect defendants’ rights, and…
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 underserved and marginalized populations. As part…
Video Game Localization: Q&A with Expert Marina Ilari (Part 2)
Expert game localizer Marina Ilari joins us again to answer more questions about the video game localization process. Read on to learn: What to consider when choosing your localization partner…
Video Game Localization: Q&A with Expert Marina Ilari (Part 1)
You’d like gamers around the world to play your video game… but how do you attract international players who speak different languages? Welcome to the world of video game localization!…
Why Translators & Interpreters with Disabilities Can Make a Difference
In case you missed it, October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and this year’s official theme was “Access to Good Jobs for All.” So, it’s a good time…
Want Your Children’s Book Translated into Another Language? Answer These 7 Questions First!
Whether you’re an author or a publisher, you’ve likely grappled with lots of questions before publishing your book. For the translated edition(s), there are many more things to consider –…
Guide to Buying Translation Services, Part IV: Terms to Know
Terms to Know When you Hire a Translation Provider Translation: converting written text from one language into another Interpreting: converting speech from one language into another ATA-certified translator: An individual…
Guide to Buying Translation Services, Part III: ATA Certification and Legal Considerations
ATA Certification Respected Credential ATA certification is one of the global translation industry’s most respected and recognized credentials. It is also the only widely recognized measure of competence for translators…
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