Language access ensures all voters can participate in democracy regardless of their primary language. In this resource, we share what you need to know about federal voting requirements, state and ...
In this report, we examine the barriers to voting based on language skills and solutions to expand access for limited English-proficient voters from the local to the federal level. Nearly two and a ...
New law in Washington State moves to standardize language access guidelines and address interpreter shortages across state ...
Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as ...
Representing 21% of the state's population and growing shares of the electorate in Newark, Paterson and Perth Amboy, Latino ...
On May 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its first Language Access Annual Progress Report (the Report) reflecting on its advancements since the 2022 HHS Equity ...
PREVIOUSLY INSISTED THEIR RESPECTIVE CLIENTS ARE NOT GUILTY. LISA: TONIGHT, CITY LEADERS IN SACRAMENTO WILL BE MEETING TO DISCUSS A REPORT THAT LOOKS A THE GAP IN LANGUAGE ACCESS. TY: KCRA 3’S ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo — Concerns continue to grow among some community members months after the Office of Language Access was approved by city council. “Sinceramente, pues siento que ha tardado mucho, ...
For the nearly 30 million Americans with limited English proficiency (LEP), language barriers can have dangerous (and even deadly) consequences in healthcare settings — miscommunicated care ...
In a city in which hundreds of languages are spoken, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene isn’t doing ...