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Jul 7
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Strategic Interpreting: Negotiation and Collaboration in the Health Care Encounter
Jul 14
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ATA Member Orientation
Jul 19
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ATA TEKTalks: Is Smartling the Right Tool for You?
Jul 22
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Getting your message wrong can cost money, ruin your image, and even cost lives. ATA helps you understand the importance of finding professional language services.

What is Machine Translation?

Machine Translation

Can't a computer do all this? Learn when to use Google Translate and when to hire a professional.
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Translator vs. Interpreter: What's the difference?

Translator vs. Interpreter

Translators do the writing. Interpreters do the talking. Find the right language professional for your job!
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Industry News

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White House Hires Full-Time ASL Interpreters for First Time

For the first time in history, the White House has full-time American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters who help bring the…

Veterans Who Rescued Afghan Interpreters Help Canadian Forces Interpreters Evacuate from Ukraine

Years after leaving the front lines, two Canadian veterans are tackling the horrors of war again as they help Ukrainians,…

New Manitoba Programs Aim to Increase Number of Indigenous Speakers/Language Services

The provincial government of Manitoba, Canada, announced that it is partnering with the nonprofit Indigenous Languages of Manitoba, Inc. and…

Mayo Clinic Health System Interpreters Bridge Language Barriers

Staff interpreters at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Wisconsin, work to make sure that every patient—no matter…

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Advocacy & Outreach

ATA supports the issues affecting translators and interpreters and actively promotes the value of their services.

ATA Action Alert

ATA Action Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for You

By ATA | June 23, 2022

This is a special Action Alert from the ATA Advocacy Committee! Potential Misclassification of Workers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has found that…

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ATA Wins FIT’s Best Website Prize

By ATA | June 16, 2022

The International Federation of Translators (FIT) has announced ATA’s website as the winner of its Best Website Prize! The award recognizes the website that “best promotes the professional image of…

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T&I Stakeholders Talk Interconnections

By The ATA Chronicle | May 17, 2022

Interconnections are key to shaping legislation and policy, facilitating technology and its integration, and crafting education and training in ways that benefit the translation and interpreting industry as well as the greater language enterprise.

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ATA members are ready for any challenge with the support of a collaborative community, effective education, and marketing assistance.

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