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ATA Advocacy Hard at Work: Update on Wisconsin Assembly Bill 377

The interpreting community sent a clear message that they can make a difference and effect a change, but the fight is not over. In July 2025, ATA and other organizations…

S&TD Leadership Council Meeting

The Science and Technology Division’s leadership council will be meeting to discuss upcoming division events.

E117: What is the International Federation of Translators (FIT)?

From education to celebration, FIT supports the professions by hosting events, providing online education, and promoting International Translation Day.

Upcoming Events

Jun 8
Division Event
S&TD Leadership Council Meeting
Jun 9
Virtual Networking
Business Book Club
Jun 11
Virtual Workshop
Attracting Your Ideal Client: How to Devise Your Strategy through Your Personal Brand
Jun 13
Division Event
Carga semántica y aspecto verbal en la traducción
Jun 16
Webinar Series
Diversifying Roles for Language Professionals, Part 1: Creating a Professional Podcast and Audio Content

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ATA’s Public Relations Committee: Promoting the Professions

ATA’s Public Relations Committee focuses on informing and educating the media and public about the roles translators and interpreters play in society and what it means to be a translator or interpreter.

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Translation Associations Address use of Automated Translation Printers in Public Schools

The American Translators Association (ATA), together with the American Association of Translators and Interpreters in Education (AAITE) and the National Association of Educational Translators and…

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The Realities of Child Interpreting and Ways Forward: A Recap of ATA’s Virtual Roundtable Discussing the Film Translators

The Realities of Child Interpreting and Ways Forward: A Recap of ATA’s Virtual Roundtable Discussing the Film Translators

On December 14th, ATA hosted a free virtual roundtable to discuss the depiction of children as interpreters in the film Translators, directed by Rudy Valdez and presented by U.S. Bank. A diverse panel of language services industry experts provided insights into the issue, explaining how the film highlights many of the challenges child interpreters can experience and how people who need professional interpreters can avail themselves of their federally protected rights to access them.

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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.

This Interpreter Helped Migrants Navigate Immigration Court. Then She Was Detained by DHS

As a courtroom interpreter for the Texas immigration system, it was Meenu Batra’s job to ensure migrants understood the proceedings…

Education Department Shutters Office of English Language Acquisition

The U.S. Department of Education closed the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) on May 14, over a year after…

Bill Proposed in U.S. Congress to Create Federal Language Access Board

Throughout 2025 and early 2026, a flurry of language access legislation has been proposed in the U.S. after President Trump…

Missouri House of Representatives Backs Bill Linking Struggling Families with Local Resources

A bill intended to connect Missourians in need with community resources has passed the Missouri House of Representatives, setting up…

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