Monroe County s weekly COVID updates will now be simulcast in Spanish
The office of Monroe County Executive, Adam Bello announced on Friday that a Spanish-language simulcast of the weekly COVID-19 updates will now be available through the County s Communications Department s YouTube channel, a victory for language access advocates.
This announcement comes nearly a month after the Monroe County Legislature passed a bill that creates the role of Language Access Coordinator after community members who have Limited English Proficiency, including Spanish speakers, and members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community decried unequal treatment and lack of information throughout the pandemic.