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Learn about the history of AFTI, the awards and scholarships they offer, and the many ways they support language professionals.

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ATA Membership Pays for Itself! If you add up all the savings from discounted registration rates, you can’t afford not…

Customizing DeepL and ChatGPT for Medical Translation

Take full control of DeepL, ChatGPT, and integrated medical dictionaries to deliver medical translations that meet the highest standards of…

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ATA supports the issues affecting translators and interpreters and actively promotes the value of their services.

ATA Holds Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

The American Translators Association (ATA), the nation’s largest professional organization for translators and interpreters, held its first Translation and Interpreting (T&I) Advocacy Day in conjunction…

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Bridging the Language Gap at TEDxNIU

I was invited to speak at the TEDxNIU Annual Conference at Northern Illinois University on April 22, 2017. There were more than 200 attendees from…

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ATA President David Rumsey Featured on CNBC and PBS Nightly Business Report 

American Translators Association (ATA) President David Rumsey was featured on CNBC’s Where the Jobs Are series and the PBS Nightly Business Report. The news programs…

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Know Your Rights to Language Access

Know Your Rights to Language Access

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Why You Should Use a Certified Translator or Interpreter

Why You Should Use a Certified Translator or Interpreter

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What is Machine Translation?

Machine Translation

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Industry News

Follow the latest developments and media coverage impacting translators, interpreters, their clients, and the language industry as a whole.

New Brunswick Government Using Generative AI to Translate Internal Documents

The government of New Brunswick, Canada, has entered the world of artificial intelligence (AI) with the implementation of a website…

New York Attorney General Celebrates Expansion of Multilingual Emergency Alerts

Following a multistate demand letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in November 2025 led by New York Attorney General…

Florida Driver’s License Tests Now Offered Only in English

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has announced that all driver’s license tests will now only…

Colorado Bill Would Make Bilingualism Endorsement Available to High School Graduates

A new bill would help Colorado students get recognition at graduation for being fluent in more than one language. Colorado…

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AFTI supports the translation and interpreting professions through research grants, scholarships, conferences, and commissions for the production of education materials.

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