New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access

Localization Today

Mar 15 2022 | 00:03:34

00:00 / 00:03:34

Hosted By

Show Notes

Earlier this month, New York’s attorney general called on the National Weather Service to improve its language access measures, in response to the disproportionate number of non-English speaking individuals who died during Hurricane Ida last summer.

Other Episodes

Episode 41

March 02, 2022 • 00:03:13

Second Ukrainian interpreter weeps during European Parliament address

A second Ukrainian interpreter, this time translating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s European Parliament address into English, went viral on social media today after the...

Episode 205

July 30, 2024 • 00:05:27

My Journey From Fear to Faith in the AI Era

By Shirley Yeng In the months after ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, Shirley Yeng often woke up at night worrying about the relevance of...

Episode 67

April 12, 2022 • 00:04:05

French education programs in Québec come under fire for racist materials

As Quebec’s provincial government attempts to tighten its language policy and adopt more pro-French legislation, many non-Francophones are protesting what they deem nationalistic and...