Government Translation Guide

Most government organizations have community members and employees whose native language is different from the language spoken at their meetings, training sessions, and community events. Some organizations have tried providing human interpreters to address this issue, but that solution is too expensive and complicated for most municipalities to implement. Residents want to participate in government meetings, but are often restricted due to language barriers. Most local governments in the US run their meetings and other events in English and do not get the level of community engagement they desire. This guide summarizes the options for making government meetings more inclusive and accessible - and includes an overview on how AI translation and AI captioning solutions can work for your municipality.