Traducido por Rommy Vargas-Bezzubikoff – Spanish Ad Hoc Translations LLC Cuando usted marca el 911, cada segundo cuenta. Esté preparado para dar su dirección, la naturaleza de su emergencia y su idioma. Si no habla inglés, prepárese para esperar. El sistema de respuesta de emergencia del Condado de Sedgwick depende de servicios de interpretación de […]
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What happens when 911 doesn’t speak your language?
When you dial 911, every second counts. Be prepared to give your address, the nature of your emergency and — your language to the 911 dispatchers. If you don’t speak English, be ready to wait. The Sedgwick County emergency response system relies on third-party translation services to handle foreign language calls. Connecting a call to […]
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Language barriers shut some Wichitans from local government services
Roughly one in 14 people in Wichita say they speak English — the primary language used to access taxpayer funded services — less than “very well.” Ask Ana Lopez. She is the Spanish-speaking community services representative for City Council District 6 that covers the heavily Hispanic North End neighborhood in North Wichita along Arkansas Avenue. […]
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Know your rights: Your child’s school must communicate in a language you understand
Report cards, parent-teacher conferences, handbooks, permission slips. If parents and guardians don’t speak the same languages as their child’s teachers and staff, those routine school communications get more complex. But language shouldn’t become a barrier to families understanding nuances of their children’s education. Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights as […]