Newsbriefs: November 30, 2022
vlogmembers keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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Mentoring: Get As Much As You Give
From the Next Level team: Do you remember the first few years of your career in the language industry? Was it smooth sailing, or…
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What to Do With All Those Languages You Speak
The following is a translation of the post “Traduction: Que faire de toutes ces langues que vous parlez?” (you can read the original via…
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Newsbriefs: November 15, 2022
vlogmembers keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
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vlogAction Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule
This is a special follow-up Action Alert from the vlogAdvocacy Committee. Read the original vlogAction Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for…
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vlogStatement 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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In Praise of Touch Typing
The summer before I entered fourth grade, I was invited to join a special summer program at a local community college. I had the…
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Newsbriefs: November 2, 2022
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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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