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Article: American Red Cross Builds Language Capacity With American Translators Association Partnership.
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- June 12, 2006
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WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- With the country having officially started a new hurricane season on June 1, the American Red Cross and the American Translators Association (ATA) today announced a partnership to increase language capacity throughout the Red Cross and enhance the organization's ability to serve all communities.
Under this partnership, ATA, a professional association to advance the translation and interpreting professions, will recruit its members to serve as Red Cross volunteers. As professional interpreters, these volunteers will assist in Red Cross disaster operations by communicating with clients who do not speak English or who speak ...