Translator Pleads Guilty to Sharing Military Secrets
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a former U.S. military translator has pleaded guilty to divulging classified information to a Lebanese official with…
Read MoreNewsbriefs: March 31, 2021
In This Issue: ATA Volunteers, Podcast: Episode 54, Last Call: Mentoring, National Health Law, Back to Business Basics, Webinar: Law Firms, GI Jobs, Webinar: Gender Perspectives, Reminder: PRO Act, Free ATA Member Webinar, ATA62 Website Online, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
Read MoreATA Supports Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic
To support ATA Members and others in the T&I community who may have lost business or encountered other hurdles due to COVID-19, ATA is…
Read More‘Special and Beautiful’ 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 “Nic Zapko Day” in honor of the American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter who has appeared at nearly…
Read MoreMindestabstandsregelung: That’s 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’re…
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’s Work Withdraw after Uproar that Black Translators Weren’t 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…
Read MoreNewsbriefs: 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.
Read MoreATA 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…
Read MoreATA Joins Forces with the Association of Language Companies to Bridge the Education/Career Gap
The Association of Language Companies (ALC) has been working to increase connections, relationships, and shared learning between the professional and academic sides of the…
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