New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access

Episode 44 March 15, 2022 00:03:34
New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access
Localization Today
New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access

Mar 15 2022 | 00:03:34

/

Hosted By

Eddie Arrieta

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 276

April 18, 2025 00:17:28
Episode Cover

GALA 2025: AI, Ethics, and Interpretation

At GALA 2025 in Montreal, we sat down with Viviana Bernabé, Head of Accessibility and Interpretation at WeLocalize, to talk about the evolving role...

Listen

Episode 163

April 10, 2024 00:23:50
Episode Cover

The Week in Review | Giovanna Carriero-Contreras

We had the pleasure of speaking with Giovanna Carriero-Contreras, who conceptualized and launched Cesco Linguistic Services as a foreign language agency.

Listen

Episode 168

July 20, 2022 00:15:06
Episode Cover

The Evolution of Airbnb’s Localization Strategy

In 2018, Airbnb began a major transformation in its localization strategy and operations, developing and executing countless decisions, projects, products, processes and improvements —...

Listen