During the Onion Creek buyout discussion, City Council took extra care to make sure the conversation was being understood. At the beginning, Council Member Greg Casar explained in Spanish that there would be both sign language interpretation during the meeting as well as simultaneous Spanish translation. Headphones were then distributed for those needing the latter. Though Council has discussed Onion Creek buyouts in the past, this is the first time that such measures were taken.
Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor. More by Elizabeth Pagano