Secure File Transfer for HIPAA Compliance and Peace of Mind
When you’re working with electronic patient health information, it pays to be overly careful. Learning how to encrypt files when you send and receive them will help you protect your clients’ health information and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act when applicable. You’ll also have the tools to protect your own information when you need to send personal files anywhere.
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How Literal or Free Should a Translation Be? Concepts for Producing Natural and Appropriate Translations
Using examples from English>Japanese translations, this article discusses concepts for moving away from too much literalness and creating more natural and appropriate translations. Although the examples used are language-specific, the ideas discussed can be applied to any language.
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The SMART Approach: How Interpreters Can Prepare for an Oral Certification Exam
Certification exams are as much about good interpreting skills as about strategies. If you’re an interpreter preparing for the oral certification exam, here’s how the “SMART” approach can help!
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Vetting Potential Clients
Even the best of us have been tempted by a scam. Technology has given scammers an unprecedented level of sophistication and access, making it easier than ever to be fooled. Here are some tips for fellow translators, interpreters, and language professionals to help them vet potential clients and avoid being scammed or left with unpaid invoices.
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ATA Advocacy Updates: Leading Language Organizations Oppose Executive Order 14224, Warn of Potential Consequences
ATA’s Advocacy Committee and Public Relations Committee recently worked on two major initiatives: joining other organizations to oppose Executive Order 14224, and urging President Trump, his cabinet, and members of Congress to reinstate safe pathways for interpreters who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Read MoreFrom the President: ATA’s Association Management System: Making Nimble Nimble
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Read MoreFrom the President-Elect: From the Pacific to the Atlantic!
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Read MoreGetting to Know ATA’s Association Management System: Frequently Asked Questions
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Read MoreATA Advocacy Updates: ATA Urges U.S. Government to Reinstate Safe Pathways for Afghan Allies Who Served Alongside U.S. Troops as Interpreters and Translators
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Read MoreEmbracing the Part-Time Paradigm: Empowering Part-Time Professionals to Adopt the Small-Business-Owner Mentality
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Read MoreNuts and Bolts of the Online Exam
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NMT and GenAI: What Are You Afraid Of?
Amid the sea of change we’re starting to observe today with GenAI, it’s worth taking a moment to consider where we stand as a profession, what has (and has not) changed with neural machine translation and GenAI, and how we might look to the future with some assurance and—dare I say—even optimism.
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