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Most Federal Gov’t Websites Only Available in English

From today’s WSJ: “As the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, Ready.gov, the Department of Homeland Security’s high profile Web site, provides information only in English. Meanwhile, advocates for non-English speakers say they’d like to see government sites become more accessible — but particularly emergency-information sources like Ready.gov.” According to the article, other heavily trafficked government sites, such as the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department are in English only, but the Social Security Administration site is “the most-translated major federal government site.”

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