J. Edward Moreno writing for The Hill:
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require all coronavirus information released by the federal government be provided in at least 19 languages.
“It is unacceptable that federal agencies have not provided all these translations, but the passage of my bill would ensure that they finally do,” Meng said. “Language barriers must never prevent anybody from accessing vital and potentially life-saving information. Nobody should ever be left in the dark about the coronavirus, and providing these translations would be critical in our fight to combat the illness.”
The languages listed in the bill, including Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Haitian Creole, are based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Language Access Plan for Disaster Assistance released in 2016.
Read more on The Hill.
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