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titleRecommendation 7

That Stakeholder Groups (SGs) and Constituencies (Cs) explore and implement ways to engage more deeply with community members whose first language is other than English, as a means to overcoming language barriers.

Working Party (initial assessment of feasibility and usefulness): 
Staff (initial assessment of feasibility and usefulness):
  •  Accept As-Is
  •  Accept With modification
  •  Reject

Rationale:

MK: Accept as-is (although note should be taken of potential budget implications of additional translation / interpretation mechanisms)

Basis for Assessment: 
Work in Progress:

-GNSO PDP Manual recommends (but does not mandate) translating Executive Summaries of Issue/Initial/Final Reports into UN6; GNSO website has Google Translate tool
-Language Services team has undergone expansion and is implementing process/operational improvements, which may be applicable.

-At-Large/ALAC pilot to use scribes for select meetings

-AdobeConnect Event Module functionality can be used to promote an event and offer select languages provided sufficient notice.  Tracking available to measure participation and survey questions can be used during the call to gauge usefulness.

Expected Completion Date for Work in Progress: 
Milestones: 
Responsibility:Community, Language Services Department

 

 

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