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Weekly Shorts | January 15, 2021
Translation error says Spanish speakers don’t need vaccine A localization error on the Virginia Department of Health’s website told Spanish speakers they don’t need coronavirus… Continue Reading

KUDO Marketplace: Democratizing Live Interpretation
In a conversation with Ewandro Magalhães, chief language officer at KUDO, we learned how the new KUDO Marketplace enables service users to build a stronger… Continue Reading

InterpretAmerica Closes
Today marks the last day of operations for InterpretAmerica. Founded in 2009 by Katharine Allen and Barry Slaughter Olsen, the organization served as an open… Continue Reading

SBA Closes Comments on Controversial Proposal
Comments are now closed on a controversial proposal from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). Rule SBA-2020-0055-0001 seeks to raise the amount language services companies… Continue Reading

Maldonado named Women in Localization president
Women in Localization has a new president: Argentine translation leader Cecilia Maldonado begins her one-year term today. Founded in 2008, Women in Localization is a… Continue Reading

ATA Offers Payment Plan to Struggling Members
Can’t afford your American Translators Association (ATA) dues? New this year, the organization is allowing members to pay in two installments: 50 percent down now,… Continue Reading

Weekly Shorts | January 8, 2021
Baltimore Sun profiles medical interpreter As covid vaccines begin to be distributed across the United States, more non-language professionals are learning to appreciate the role… Continue Reading

ATA Asks CDC Include Interpreters in Vaccine Guidance
The American Translators Association (ATA) has sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), asking it “explicitly include on-site medical interpreters… Continue Reading

Want a Vaccine? Better Interpret for a Hospital Direct
To get a vaccine at University of North Carolina (UNC) Health, you need to work for the hospital directly. That’s what Alan Wolf, director of… Continue Reading

North Carolina Interpreter Vaccinated
Earlier today, MultiLingual asked an important question: Will interpreters receive covid vaccines? In North Carolina at least, we have our answer. Spanish interpreter Jorge Gutierrez was… Continue Reading

Will Interpreters Receive Vaccine?
This week, doctors began administering the first of two anticipated coronavirus vaccines in the United States, BNT162b2. Unlike the United Kingdom where initial non-trial recipients… Continue Reading

COVID Lawsuit Implicates Interpreters
Interpreters working for meat manufacturer Tyson Foods are now involved in a covid-related lawsuit against the company. The suit, filed September 23rd, alleges Tyson knowingly… Continue Reading

Nuremberg Trials, 75 years of Simultaneous Interpretation
75 years after its first use at the Nuremberg Military Tribunals, simultaneous interpretation is still modeled largely after the process implemented by the Allies during… Continue Reading

Remote Interpreters Are Critical in the Shift to Telehealth
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth visits were on the rise. A report by FAIR Health found telehealth claims increased by 8,336% nationally between April… Continue Reading

Jeju Province to Expand Language Services for Workers
Receiving thousands of requests for translation and interpretation services each year, the Jeju Province has decided to expand its language services to include seven new… Continue Reading

Deaf ASL Interpreters on DPAN for US Presidential Debate
In the absence of ASL interpreting services in official presidential events, DPAN has commissioned several ASL interpreters to provide interpreting services on the organization’s livestream… Continue Reading

Conference Interpreters Face Tumultuous EU Measures
Several of the measures put forth by the European Commission and European Parliament have aimed at mitigating the impact of contract cancellations on auxiliary conference… Continue Reading

Remote Simultaneous Interpreting Report Released
A CSA Research report outlines 18 companies that offer a remote simultaneous interpreting platform, some of which have made a recent shift to the industry… Continue Reading