ATA Urges Administration to Prioritize Evacuation of Afghan Interpreters and Their Families
The American Translators Association (ATA) has written letters to President Biden and other administration officials urging Congress to immediately prioritize the evacuation of Afghan…
How Your Smartphone was Made
See how translators, interpreters, localizers, transcreation experts, proofreaders, editors, and more helped turn a concept into the cell phone you’re likely holding in your hand.
A Day in the Life of Translators and Interpreters
ATA invites you to see how translators and interpreters work in this short animated video! Please share on your personal and professional social media networks and add your own story to the posts.
Interpreters and Translators Making a Difference
You can’t communicate in today’s world unless you can communicate in the other person’s language. This is what interpreters and translators do.
ATA’s Public Relations Committee
The focus of ATA’s Public Relations Committee is to inform and educate the media and public about the roles that translators and interpreters play in society and what it means to be a translator or interpreter.
Advocacy in Pennsylvania: Update
ATA follows up its March 31 letter with this public comment to the recently published changes to the Compensation Schedule for language services in…
E58: ATA Advocacy
In episode 58 of The ATA Podcast, Advocacy Committee Chair Lorena Ortiz Schneider talks with Host Matt Baird about ATA’s efforts to educate the public about translators and interpreters, and how you can help make a difference.
ATA’s Virtual Advocacy Trip to Capitol Hill
Every year, ATA lends its voice as one of the advocates from the language professions to meet with Congress and request legislation and funding in support of language education and industry priorities. This year, the Association had the opportunity to do so twice!
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…
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…
ATA 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…
ATA 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.…