Thousands 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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Newsbriefs: December, 28, 2020
In This Issue: ATA Petitions CDC, Best ATA Membership 2021, ATA Mentoring Program, Business Basics Webinars, Remote Interpreting, PPP Update: Forgiveness, ATA61 Winner, Latest Translatio, Language Advocacy Days, The ATA Chronicle
Read MoreATA Petitions CDC to Include Interpreters
Following the release of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program recommendations, ATA petitioned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explicitly include on-site medical…
Read MoreMeet GPT-3, the Latest Natural-Language System
GPT-3, the latest natural-language system, generates tweets, pens poetry, summarizes email, answers trivia questions, learns language by analyzing online texts, and even writes its…
Read MoreFirst Native American Poet to Serve as U.S. Poet Appointed to Rare Third Term
Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet to serve as U.S. poet laureate, has been reappointed to a rare third term by the Library…
Read MoreOxford English Dictionary Word of the Year Expanded for “Unprecedented” 2020
The Oxford Languages 2020 Word of the Year campaign looks a little different this time around. This year has seen so many seismic events…
Read MoreHow ‘Deaf Broadway’ Is Making Musical Theater Loud and Clear
Deaf actor and director Garrett Zuercher established the theater collective Deaf Broadway in March with the goal of providing unprecedented visual language access to…
Read MoreAustralian Government Used Google Translate for COVID-19 Messaging
Documents have revealed Australia’s Department of Home Affairs used Google Translate rather than official translators to communicate with multicultural communities at the beginning of…
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Newsbriefs: December, 1, 2020
In This Issue: Renew for 2021, Upcoming Webinars, Free Monthly Webinar, Payment Confirmation, Division Membership, ATA in NML Broadcast, How to Contact ATA, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
Read MoreLanguage for the Good of All: ATA Members Make a Difference in the National Language Service Corps
Volunteers for the National Language Service Corps (NLSC), a U.S. Department of Defense program authorized by Congress, provide linguistic expertise and cultural competencies across the entire federal government. Learn what three ATA members have to say about their experiences working with NLSC and why you should consider signing up.
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