ATA’s Public Relations Committee Unveils Language Access Cards for LEP Individuals
A major effort ATA’s PR Committee has undertaken this year is the creation of a Language Access Card for limited-English-proficient (LEP) individuals to exercise…
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…
Know Your Rights to Language Access
Is English Not Your Primary Language? If you have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English, you are considered to be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ATA Statement on Artificial Intelligence
The following statement on artificial intelligence was drafted by ATA’s AI Task Force and approved by ATA’s Board of Directors on May 3, 2025.…
E110: ATA’s New Guides to Buying Translation and Interpreting Services
Learn how these invaluable reference tools can help clients and language services providers alike understand which factors to consider in order to create a successful partnership.