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Committee discusses interpreters and accessibility; staff to follow up with details for meetings
Summary
Committee members and attendees discussed sign-language and language-interpretation services, how to request them and funding/resourcing for neighborhood events; staff agreed to gather written guidance and cost information for future meetings.
Committee members and several attendees discussed language-access needs for committee and neighborhood association meetings, including sign-language interpretation and Spanish-language access.
Janet Johansen (identified in the meeting as a deaf community member) described past experience arranging interpreters and urged the committee to consider town-hall style outreach to increase participation by deaf residents. City staff said that residents can request…
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