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US Presidential Panel Recommends Translating Federal Websites In Hindi, Gujarati And Punjabi, Among Other Asian Languages

PTIMay 27, 2022, 09:03 AM | Updated 09:03 AM IST
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A proactive approach for multi-lingual access to the federal government agency information and access will help meet the US government guidelines already in place.


Agencies must determine whether any individual document on their federal agency public website(s) requires translation.


Based on the 2020 Census, there are about 25 million who speak a foreign language at home and whose English-speaking ability is at the level “less than very well.”


In his proposal presented before the commission, Bhutoria observed that AAPIs have helped build a strong and vibrant America.


They play an important economic role, having started businesses and generated jobs that pay billions of dollars in wages and taxes, including founding some of our nation's most successful and innovative enterprises, the proposal said.


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