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Survivors and advocates tell supervisors language failures can be dangerous
Summary
At the committee hearing, domestic‑violence advocates and residents recounted incidents where lack of interpreters, poor translations and dismissive staff hindered police reports, restraining orders and access to health and housing services.
San Francisco — Community advocates and residents who testified at an Oct. 1 Board of Supervisors committee hearing described a pattern of inadequate or poor‑quality language services across city agencies, saying the consequences range from missed benefits to safety risks for survivors of violence.
During public comment, Anna DeCarolis, language access coordinator at Mujeres Unidas y Activas, said the Language Access Network’s outreach is essential because many immigrants do not know their rights under the ordinance. “The Language Access Network's work doing outreach…
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