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Issue Briefs and Other Resources |
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Guidance on Language Access in State Courts.
On August 16, 2010, the U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division sent
a letter to each state's chief justice or state court administrator,
providing guidance on language access in state courts. The
letter’s final paragraph provides contact information for individuals
who have language access issues in state or local courts. (7/22/08) |
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Immigrant Groups Win Citywide
Language Access Executive Order in New York City (New York
Immigration Coalition, 7/23/08). The effort that went into this
accomplishment, as well as the executive order itself, are models for
the nation.
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Limited
English Proficiency (LEP)-related Materials Available on the Web
(Compiled by Michael J. Mulé, Empire Justice Center) (7/22/08) |
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Language Barriers to Health Care in
the United States (Perspective/analysis by Glenn Flores,
M.D., in The New England Journal
of Medicine, 7/20/06) |
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Language Barriers Pose a Risk for
California HMO Enrollees (5/06) (A research brief
published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research) |
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Side-by-Side Comparison of the
Limited English Proficient Provisions in Title I and Title II of the
2005 House and Senate Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Bills (3/05) (PDF) |
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Increasing Access to
Services for Limited English Proficient Persons (8/7/03) (PDF) |
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National
Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health
Care, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services (12/22/00)
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Federal Agency Guidance on Complying with Title VI:
Providing Services to Limited English-Proficient (LEP) Persons |
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Under an executive order issued by the Clinton administration, federal
agencies that fund programs and services conducted by non-federal recipients
must develop guidance to their recipients on providing reasonable access
for limited English-proficient (LEP) persons. An Oct. 26, 2001, clarifying
memorandum from the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) reiterated agencies' obligation
to develop such guidance and directed agencies to publish their guidance
for public comment. Links to subsequent memos and other related
information are available from "Limited
English Proficiency: A Federal Interagency Website."
What follows is a list of links to some guidance-related documents
that have been published to date, as well as comment letters submitted
by NILC. Guidance documents from government agencies are also
available from "Limited
English Proficiency: A Federal Interagency Website."
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U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (Final
policy guidance, 4/18/11) (PDF). Information about the DHS LEP
Guidance is available from the
DHS LEP guidance webpage in the following languages in
addition to English: Spanish, simplified Chinese, Haitian Creole,
Arabic, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Khmer.
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Corporation for
National and Community Service (NILC
Comment Letter, 3/1/02) (PDF)
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Dept.
of Health and Human Services – HHS's republished guidance
(comments were due in Dec. 2003) (NILC
Comment Letter, 12/5/03) (PDF)
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Dept. of Health and
Human Services (HHS's guidance is available in Spanish and Chinese)
(NILC Comment Letter, 4/2/02) (PDF)
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Dept.
of Justice: Final LEP Guidance (6/18/02) (NILC
Comment Letter, 5/20/02) (HTML)
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Dept.
of Labor (NELP
Comment Letter, 6/30/03) (PDF)
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Dept.
of Treasury
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General Services
Administration (GSA) (NILC
Comment Letter) (PDF)
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GSA
Republished Guidance (NILC Comment Letter, 8/11/03) (PDF)
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National Science
Foundation
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Office
of Management and Budget (OMB): Assessment of the Total Benefits and
Costs of Implementing Executive Order 13166 (Report to Congress)
(3/14/02) (PDF)
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OMB
Request for Comments re. Assessment of Costs and Benefits Associated
with the Implemention of E.O. 13166 (11/30/01) (NILC
Comment Letter, 12/31/01,
HTML) (NILC Comment Letter
- Supplemental List of Undersigned Organizations, 1/9/02,
HTML)
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Immigrants' Rights Update Articles
(back
to IRU index) |
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Colwell, et al. v. U.S.
Dept. of Health and Human Services |
Lawsuit Challenging HHS
Guidance on Services for LEP Persons Dismissed (3/31/05) |
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Senate WIA
Reauthorization Bill Includes Many Priorities for Limited English Proficient
Individuals
(3/31/05)
(posted under
"Congressional Developments") |
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Senate
HELP Committee Passes WIA Reauthorization Bill: Many Provisions for LEP
Persons Included (10/21/03) (posted under
"Congressional Developments") |
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Final
Guidance on Access to Services for LEP Persons Published: Comments Sought
(9/4/03) |
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Workforce
Investment Act Bill for Persons with Limited English Proficiency Introduced
by Senators Clinton and Ensign: Cosponsors Needed (9/04/03)
(posted under
"Immigrants & Employment > Workforce Development")
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DOJ Publishes Final Guidance on Providing
LEP Persons Access to Services (7/15/02) |
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OMB Releases Report on Costs and Benefits
of Implementing Executive Order on Services for LEP Persons (5/14/02) |
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TANF Reauthorization Bill Introduced: Would
Restore TANF and SSI for Immigrants and Address Needs of LEP Recipients
(2/28/02) (posted under
"Temporary Assistance for Needy Families") |
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Federal Agencies Republish LEP Guidance for
Comments: Advocates Submitting Supporting Comments (2/28/02) |
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OMB Requests Information on Costs of Implementing
Executive Order on Services for LEP Persons (12/20/01) |
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HHS Seeks Comments on TANF Reauthorization
(11/16/01) |
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Justice Dept. Confirms Validity of Clinton's
Order Regarding Access to Services for Limited English Proficient Persons
(11/16/01) |
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Alexander v. Sandoval | Supreme Court
Limits Individuals from Suing under Title VI (5/10/01) |
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Clinton Order Improving Language Access Threatened:
Advocates Urge President Bush Not to Rescind or Scale Back Order (5/10/01) |
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DOJ
Issues Policy Guidance on Discrimination against Persons with Limited
English Proficiency (8/31/00) |
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White House, DOJ, and HHS
Release Policies to Improve Linguistic Access to Benefits and Other Federal
Programs (9/1/00) (posted under "E-Mail Benefits
Updates") |
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Complaint Filed Alleging Language Discrimination
in Florida's WAGES Program (6/6/00) |
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HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Letter
of Findings Re: N.Y. City's Failure to Provide Adequate Language
Assistance (12/28/99) |
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Ramirez v. Giuliani | N.Y.
City's Failure to Provide Interpreters for Food Stamp Applicants
and Recipients Challenged (12/28/99) |
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Model
Comments on Linguistic Access to Medicaid Managed Care (11/20/98)
(posted under "E-Mail Benefits Updates") |
