ATA Joins Red-T in Advocating for Interpreters
ATA has joined Red-T’s international language coalition and Amnesty International to request the urgent relocation of interpreters who assisted American forces in Afghanistan. In…
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Advocacy in Pennsylvania
When their negotiations with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) regarding the compensation schedule came to a halt, interpreters organized the Tri-State…
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ATA Supports Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic
To support ATA Members and others in the T&I community who may have lost business or encountered other hurdles due to COVID-19, ATA is…
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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.…
Read MoreATA 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…
Read MoreATA Joins Forces with the Association of Language Companies to Bridge the Education/Career Gap
The Association of Language Companies (ALC) has been working to increase connections, relationships, and shared learning between the professional and academic sides of the…
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ATA Requests the CDC to Explicitly List Interpreters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewed ATA’s December 17 request to include medical interpreters and other onsite interpreters as essential workers…
Read MoreATA Petitions CDC to Include Interpreters
Following the release of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program recommendations, ATA petitioned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explicitly include on-site medical…
Read MoreLanguage for the Good of All: ATA Members Make a Difference in the National Language Service Corps
Volunteers for the National Language Service Corps (NLSC), a U.S. Department of Defense program authorized by Congress, provide linguistic expertise and cultural competencies across the entire federal government. Learn what three ATA members have to say about their experiences working with NLSC and why you should consider signing up.
Read MoreATA Celebrates International Translation Day 2020 with “How Your Smartphone was Made Thanks to Translators and Interpreters”
A United Nations resolution passed in 2017 recognizes International Translation Day (September 30) as the day to pay tribute to the work of…
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