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Laredo disability committee moves to press mayor on sign-language interpreters after missed access in emergencies
Summary
Members of Laredo’s Board on Disabilities urged city officials to ensure sign-language interpreters are available for emergency communications and council meetings and moved to draft a letter to the mayor; committee members later noted a formal vote on the letter needed clarification.
Members of the City of Laredo’s Board/Advisory Committee on Disabilities heard public comment that emergency and other official meetings have proceeded without sign-language interpretation and moved to draft a letter to the mayor asking the city to adopt a regular protocol for interpreters.
The advocacy began when a member of the deaf community, identified in the meeting as Mr. Coronado, said emergency briefings held while the city was under a public-order directive did not include interpreters. “There were not any deaf interpreters in those sessions,” Coronado…
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