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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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 ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle, and more.
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Four Myths about ATA’s Certification Exam
This post originally appeared on The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle and it is republished with permission. ATA’s certification exam was instituted in 1973. Its purpose is…
Read MoreLanguage Access in the Spotlight: Meet Yasmin Al-Kashef & Piyawee Ruenjinda
As we are all trying to navigate our way through the disruptive changes that have taken place in our lives in the past year,…
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Small Talk Tips for Translators
This post originally appeared on The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle and it is republished with permission. The old industry adage might be spot on: most interpreters…
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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