The What and Why of Certification Exam Conditions
As we move toward an online version of ATA’s certification exam, some long-standing exam conditions will be changing—things like bringing your own dictionaries and…
Read MoreSetting a Fair Price: It’s All about You
This post originally appeared on The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle and it is republished with permission. We are freelancers. We don’t need to maximize profits for…
Read MoreRemote Interpreting Position Paper: Call for Comments
The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒBoard of Directors has released a draft ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒPosition Paper on Remote Interpreting. ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒmembers are invited and encouraged to read the…
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Newsbriefs: May 17, 2021
In This Issue: ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ2021 Elections, Webinar: Back Translation, Remote Interpreting, ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒAwards Deadline, Int’l Development Podcast, Accent Improvement, Workshop: Transcreation, B2BB: Style Set, Civil Rights Complaint, New Division Proposed, The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle, and more.
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Civil Rights Complaint Filed over Discriminatory Provision of COVID-19 Services to Persons with Limited English Proficiency
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has filed a complaint with multiple U.S. federal agencies contending that federal, state, and local agencies have failed…
Read MoreSavvy Diversification Series: Translator Training
The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…
Read More5 Reasons to Join ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒin 2021
Why should you join the ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ in 2021? Listen to current ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒmembers tell you how ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒhelps them CONNECT, ADVANCE, GROW,…
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The Translator as an Editor
This post originally appeared on The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle and it is republished with permission. When it comes to reviewing copy, translators are often at…
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Newsbriefs: May 4, 2021
In This Issue: Podcast: Honors/Awards, ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒJoins Advocacy Effort, Workshop: Note-Taking, Board Mtg Summary, ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒOrientation Session, Nat’l Language Museum, Change in ATA61 Access, AFTI Conf Scholarships, Free ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒMember Webinar, The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle, and more.
Read MoreVirginia First State to Offer ASL Video Chats for COVID-19 Call Center
Virginia has become the first state to provide real-time video chat access to its COVID-19 information call center for users of American Sign Language…
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ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒJoins Red-T in Advocating for Interpreters
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒhas joined Red-T’s international language coalition and Amnesty International to request the urgent relocation of interpreters who assisted American forces in Afghanistan. In…
Read MoreSavvy Diversification Series: Monolingual Editing
The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…
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