Newsbriefs: March 15, 2023
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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Newsbriefs: February 2, 2023
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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ATA Supports Colorado Legislation to Use ATA-Certified Translators
ATA’s mission not only includes promoting the recognition of professional translators and interpreters, but also working to establish standards of competence and ethics. In…
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Newsbriefs: November 30, 2022
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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Newsbriefs: November 15, 2022
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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ATA Action Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule
This is a special follow-up Action Alert from the ATA Advocacy Committee. Read the original ATA Action Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for…
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ATA Statement on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Language services companies (LSCs) and, more broadly, companies of all kinds, rely on the skilled labor of translators and interpreters working as independent contractors.…
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Newsbriefs: November 2, 2022
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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2022 School Outreach Contest Winner: Aída Carrazco
The winner of ATA’s 2022 School Outreach Contest is Aída Carrazco, an ATA-certified English to Spanish freelance translator based in Mexico. Aída spoke to…
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Deaf Patient Unknowingly Let Clinic Remove Teeth
A deaf patient said she was unaware she agreed to have seven teeth removed after a Washington dental clinic failed to provide an interpreter.…
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New Zealand Hopes to Banish Jargon with Plain Language Law
New Zealand’s Plain Language Bill will require government communications to the public be “clear, concise, well-organized, and audience-appropriate.” For the country’s anti-gibberish brigade, it’s…
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“Blacklisted” Afghan Interpreters were Disqualified from U.S. Visas. Now They’re in Hiding
The rapid and disorganized exit from Afghanistan by the U.S. a year ago left many people in danger under Taliban rule, including Afghan interpreters…
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