The city of Concord is piloting new software called Wordly to make City Council meetings more accessible to the non-English speaking community.  

Wordly will provide real-time translations, allowing meeting attendees to use their smartphones to listen to meetings with headphones or earbuds. People can also opt to read a transcript of the meeting in real time, available in more than 40 languages. 

The software will also allow two-way communication between audience members and council members. The technology is free to use and doesn’t require registration. Users can simply scan a QR code to access the audio and/or transcript. 

The city said Thursday it will provide more information about how to log in and use the technology at council meetings, beginning at the meeting this Tuesday.