Virtual Reality Project Aims to Preserve Cornish

By ATA | February 7, 2025

A new project aims to use virtual reality to preserve the Cornish language. Revive, a £2.5m project led by Anglia Ruskin University in the…

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New Illinois Law Requires Interpreters at State Agency Administrative Hearings

By ATA | February 7, 2025

Thanks to a new law, people who need English-language interpreters will now be required to get help at Illinois agency hearings. An initiative spearheaded…

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After Council Vote, Navajo Is Now the Official Language of the Navajo Nation

By ATA | February 7, 2025

Last month, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed legislation designating Navajo (Diné Bizaad) as the official language of the Navajo Nation. The law aims…

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Albany Father Fights for Deaf Son’s Right to Interpreter at Doctor’s Appointment

By ATA | February 7, 2025

Steve Shepard, a resident of Albany, New York, is speaking out about the challenges he faced in securing an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter…

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Trump Administration Shuts Down White House Spanish-Language Page and Social Media

By ATA | February 7, 2025

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The website now displays…

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Deaf Patient Unknowingly Let Clinic Remove Teeth

By ATA | October 21, 2022

A deaf patient said she was unaware she agreed to have seven teeth removed after a Washington dental clinic failed to provide an interpreter.…

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New Zealand Hopes to Banish Jargon with Plain Language Law

By ATA | October 21, 2022

New Zealand’s Plain Language Bill will require government communications to the public be “clear, concise, well-organized, and audience-appropriate.” For the country’s anti-gibberish brigade, it’s…

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“Blacklisted” Afghan Interpreters were Disqualified from U.S. Visas. Now They’re in Hiding

By ATA | October 21, 2022

The rapid and disorganized exit from Afghanistan by the U.S. a year ago left many people in danger under Taliban rule, including Afghan interpreters…

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European Parliament Interpreters Call Off Strike

By ATA | October 21, 2022

Interpreters for the European Parliament have called off a partial strike, in place since June, after union representatives struck an interim deal with the…

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Misinformation Circulating in Non-English Languages before Midterms

By ATA | October 21, 2022

Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities before the presidential election in 2020. That is happening again in the run-up to…

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In Florida, Broward Schools Set Out to Correct Spanish Translation Mishap on Ballot

By ATA | August 18, 2022

With voting already underway in Florida’s August 23 election, officials in a county where about one in four voters is Hispanic are scrambling to…

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Spokane City Council Votes Unanimously on Language Access Resolution

By ATA | August 18, 2022

The City Council of Spokane, Washington, voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2022-0071. The resolution creates a policy to establish a language access plan to…

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