Council hears first touch on countywide language access plan; staff to return with draft
Communications staff and public health presented an initial plan to develop countywide language access policies and tools to help limited English proficiency and deaf/hard‑of‑hearing residents access services. Staff will draft a plan and return for council review and public feedback.
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Erin Andrews, county communications coordinator, and Kira Jahanfar from the health department described preliminary work to develop a San Juan County language access plan at the council's April 22 meeting. They said the purpose is to provide reasonable access to county services for limited‑English‑proficient (LEP), deaf, hard‑of‑hearing and deafblind residents through interpretation, translation and targeted outreach.
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