Ensuring Language Access Equity in Virginia Government Services
Ensuring Language Access Equity in Virginia Government Services
This research report addresses the growing language needs of multilingual communities and people with LEP within the scope of the ...
HB 1800 Item 42 #2h of the 2021 Virginia Appropriations Act (the Act) requires the Governor's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (the ODEI) to ...
Budget Amendments - HB1800 (Floor Approved)
"G.1. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion shall develop recommendations to implement a language access policy for Virginia state government to ensure ...
Increasing Language Access & Equity in Virginia
Without these consistencies, there are no statewide guidelines to ensuring limited English proficient (LEP) individuals can get access to the adequate services ...
Language Access - Inclusive Virginia - VALRC
Communication & Information: Providing translation and interpretation services for written or verbal information in targeted home or native languages of the ...
Wilder Research - Virginia Commonwealth University
Ensuring Language Access Equity in Virginia Government Services. This report from the Wilder School's Research Institute for Social Equity ...
The City of Norfolk Language Access Plan
The city is committed to complying with federal requirements in providing meaningful access to its services, programs, and activities for LEP persons. Language ...
SUPPORT LANGUAGE ACCESS IN VIRGINIA
Two bills – Senator Hashmi's SB 270 and Delegate Tran's HB 1049 – would require state agencies in Virginia to make their services available to all Virginians.
Language Access | Richmond - RVA.gov
In 2016, the City of Richmond established the City's Language Access Plan which details the internal standards and procedures to provide services for ...
As a State of Many Languages, Virginia Needs Language Access
State lawmakers should establish standardized language access requirements across all of Virginia's state agencies and ensure the sustainable ...
Yet, state and local government agencies continue to provide services primarily in English, resulting in a lack of meaningful and equitable ...
Unified Policy Agenda - Voices for Virginia's Children
The Working Group is established to maximize state policies, resources, technical assistance, and procurement practices to further language access and equity in ...
Virginia audit critical of language access at state agencies | AP News
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An audit has found Virginia agencies have failed to competently provide information about services to almost half a ...
Prince William County Offers Equitable Language Support Services
Prince William County has collaborated with NAKASEC Virginia and Asian American communities to ensure greater language access for residents ...
Virginia Language Access Plan Manual
Interpreters frequently support courts by providing language access services throughout the. Commonwealth of Virginia. Interpretation services ensure that ...
Bill Text: VA HB1049 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled | LegiScan
... VA HB1049 (Text) Administration of government; language access equity, report ... agency in ensuring language access for the public; ... language access services ...
HHS Issues Division-Specific Language Access Plans from Across ...
In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) joined agencies across the federal government in prioritizing ...
This essay explores the migration trends, challenges of immigrant integration, and the importance of providing meaningful language access services to advance ...
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) - HHS.gov
As mandated by the 2023 HHS Language Access Plan and to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services ...
Ensuring Language Access and Linguistic Competence: A Guide for ...
Language assistance services are mechanisms used to facilitate communication with individuals who do not speak English, those who have limited ...