‘Special and Beautiful’ Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island
On La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands in Spain, a whistling language is still in use thanks to mandatory classes for schoolchildren. The…
Minnesota Governor Proclaims Day in Honor of His ASL Interpreter
Governor Tim Walz proclaimed March 9 as “Nic Zapko Day” in honor of the American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter who has appeared at nearly…
Mindestabstandsregelung: That’s 6 Feet Apart to You
In a language known for its tongue-twisting words, Germans have coined over 1,200 terms to describe the rules and realities of the pandemic. They’re…
U.S. Department of Justice Says South Carolina School District Must Provide Language Access for Limited-English-Proficient Parents
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has settled an investigation over complaints that the Charleston County School District of South Carolina did…
Dutch and Catalan Translators of Amanda Gorman’s Work Withdraw after Uproar that Black Translators Weren’t Chosen
Two translators who were commissioned by different publishers to translate The Hill We Climb, the poem American writer Amanda Gorman read at President Joe…
Newsbriefs: March 15, 2021
In This Issue: PRO Act 2021, Webinar: Neural MT, New Member Orientation, ATA Endorses H.R. 1009, ATA62 Website Online, ATA Mentoring Program, Back to Business Basics, School Outreach, Webinar: Law Firms, Free ATA Member Webinar, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
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.…
ATA Endorses H.R. 1009 to Require Federal Agencies to Translate Materials Related to COVID-19
ATA has written a letter endorsing legislation requiring all Federal agencies to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages no later than seven days after…
Untranslatable Text: Myth, Reality, or Something Else? A Translator’s Reflections on Translation and “Untranslatability”
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. There inevitably comes a time in a translator’s life when…
From the President: Looking Forward More than Backward
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From the President-Elect: Whether In Person or Virtual, ATA62 Will Not Disappoint!
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Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and the Interpreter
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