The city of Concord is piloting new software called Wordly to make City Council meetings more accessible to the non-English speaking community.
Wordly will provide real-time translations, allowing meeting attendees to use their smartphones to listen to meetings with headphones or earbuds. People can also opt to read a transcript of the meeting in real time, available in more than 40 languages.
The software will also allow two-way communication between audience members and council members. The technology is free to use and doesn’t require registration. Users can simply scan a QR code to access the audio and/or transcript.
The city said Thursday it will provide more information about how to log in and use the technology at council meetings, beginning at the meeting this Tuesday.
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Well said and absolutely, 100% true👍!
The City, once again, giving a voice to illegals, and wasting more of our taxpayer’s money on those who don’t pay a dime in taxes, while continually getting all the perks, and never being encouraged to assimilate.
Isn’t it funny how no matter who people vote for on either side of the political aisle, nothing ever changes? Think about that people. 🤔
You have all been duped by a rigged system that puts these political parasites or cancers into their positions by their overlords. Your votes are merely there to make you feel like you have a say in your communities, state and country. The fact is, though, you don’t!!!
If this is funded with taxpayers money, then it is illegal. In 1986 California voters passed Prop 63, which made English the official language of California. Prop 63 created an article of the California Constitution that made English the official language of California. It requires the state legislator to preserve and enforce the law, and that any person or business can sue the state if the law is not enforced.
Proposition 63 simply means that the meetings are conducted in English. It does not restrict the use of translation providers. Related to this is that the California Civil Rights Act and California’s Bilingual Services Act both require that local governments to provide language access services. That includes both interpreters at meetings and translated copies of key documents.
Speak English.
Reminds me of a joke, guy walks into a bank. Can’t understand the the clerk looks back at the sign. It says bank of America, soon there will be signs English spoken here.