Celebrating 66 Years of ATA!
May 1, 2025, marks the 66th year since ATA’s founding! On May 1, 1959, a group of freelance translators and agency owners gathered for…
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ATA Shares Resources for Those Affected by the LA Wildfires
Many ATA members, their families, friends, and communities have been impacted by the unprecedented, devastating, and ongoing catastrophe in the Los Angeles area. Our…
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2024 School Outreach Contest Winner: Suhey Tapia
This year’s School Outreach Contest winner, Spanish<>English court-certified interpreter Suhey Tapia, inspired students at McKinna Elementary’s Career Day by demonstrating the unique challenges and…
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A Recap of Translators Film: An ATA Roundtable
The Realities of Child Interpreting and Ways Forward: A Recap of Translators Film: An ATA Roundtable Please note: The views and opinions expressed in…
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ATA Supports Language Access Bill in New Jersey (S2459/A3837)
On January 3, 2024, two New Jersey State Assembly committees (Assembly State and Local Government Committee and Assembly Appropriations Committee) considered S2459/A3837, a bill…
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ATA and NAJIT Issue Joint Letter of Support for Minnesota Court Interpreters
The American Translators Association (ATA) and the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) have issued a joint letter in support of court interpreters…
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ATA Statement on Artificial Intelligence
The following statement on artificial intelligence was drafted by ATA’s Strategy Committee and reviewed by ATA’s Board of Directors. ATA believes it is important…
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2023 School Outreach Contest Winner: Fatima Cornwall
Fátima Cornwall, a Portuguese and Spanish federally and state certified court interpreter, Spanish certified medical interpreter (National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters), and…
Read MoreCelebrate International Translation Day 2023
We’re Celebrating You! International Translation Day (ITD) is a yearly celebration on September 30th that recognizes language professionals and the necessary, often life-changing, work…
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ATA Advocacy Update – Landmark Remote Interpreting Case: The State v. Juracan-Juracan
In April, ATA joined forces with the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New…
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ATA Sends Letter Opposing AB 1032 to California Senate Appropriations Committee
On Thursday, August 3, 2023, ATA President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo sent a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee on behalf of the ATA…
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ATA Proposes Novel Idea to Help South Carolina Court Interpreters Earn Fair Compensation
When an ATA member contacted the Advocacy Committee in February 2023 to tell us that court interpreters in South Carolina hadn’t received any raises…
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