Newsbriefs: April 20, 2021
In This Issue: Inside Specialization, Next Board Meeting, Workshop: Note-Taking, AFTI Conference Scholarships, Webinar: Gender Perspectives, Webinar: Business Basics, Latest Issue of Translatio, Advocacy in Pennsylvania, ATA61 Virtual Conference, Advertise in Newsbriefs, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
Read MoreUpcoming CBS Sitcom The United States of Al Faces Backlash over Afghan Representation
The trailer for the upcoming CBS sitcom The United States of Al is being criticized for the casting and portrayal of a U.S. military…
Read MoreStudy Finds Google Translate Still Isn’t Good Enough for Medical Instructions
According to a new study by researchers from the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in…
Read MoreIndiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Adding Five Languages, Including ASL, to the Written Test
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) announced the addition of five new languages, including American Sign Language (ASL), to the written portion of…
Read MoreSt. Louis Metro Partners with St. Louis Mosaic Project for COVID-19 Language Access Initiative
In Missouri, St. Louis Metro Transit has partnered with the St. Louis Mosaic Project to help ensure that non-English-speaking riders throughout the area have…
Read MoreTranslations of Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem Spark Debate: Can White Translators Interpret It?
Millions of Americans heard 23-year-old Amanda Gorman recite her moving poem The Hill We Climb at President Biden’s inauguration on January 20. The poem…
Read MoreTranslator Pleads Guilty to Sharing Military Secrets
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a former U.S. military translator has pleaded guilty to divulging classified information to a Lebanese official with…
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Newsbriefs: March 31, 2021
In This Issue: ATA Volunteers, Podcast: Episode 54, Last Call: Mentoring, National Health Law, Back to Business Basics, Webinar: Law Firms, GI Jobs, Webinar: Gender Perspectives, Reminder: PRO Act, Free ATA Member Webinar, ATA62 Website Online, The ATA Chronicle, and more.
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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…
Read More‘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…
Read MoreMinnesota 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…
Read MoreMindestabstandsregelung: 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…
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