by Mimi Moore | Jun 5, 2024 | Legal interpreting, Legal translation, Specialized Translation
10 areas to define in your language access plan In the United States, correctional facilities are legally required to provide language access to inmates with limited English proficiency (LEP). Still, many prisons have difficulty providing adequate, equitable language...
by Mimi Moore | May 29, 2024 | Interpreting Services, Legal interpreting, Specialized Translation
10 areas to define in your language access plan Navigating the legal system can be tricky enough as it is for native English speakers — for those with limited English proficiency (LEP), it’s an even bigger struggle. Luckily, there are rules and regulations in place...
by Mimi Moore | May 8, 2024 | Interpreting Services, Legal interpreting, Specialized Translation
How to Build a Language Access Plan State departments of revenue play a vital role in our civic ecosystem — they make possible many of the public services and programs we enjoy on a day-to-day basis. From registering small businesses to offering programs for community...
by Mimi Moore | Feb 1, 2023 | Interpreting Services, Legal interpreting, Over-the-phone interpreting, Simultaneous Interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Download our Language Identification Printout Language justice goes beyond language access, providing true equity for people who have limited English proficiency. Although language access — that is, enacting policies that ensure an individual’s access to important...
by Avantpage | Sep 21, 2022 | Interpreting Services, Legal interpreting, Legal translation
For individuals who are limited English proficient (LEP) or Deaf/hard-of-hearing and need to participate in a court hearing, they have the right to an interpreter in federal, state, and local courts. An interpreter is required to protect one’s basic constitutional...
by Avantpage | Jan 19, 2022 | Legal interpreting, Legal translation, Specialized Translation, Translation
Based on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, everyone is permitted the right to receive Federal financial assistance and not be discriminated against race, color or national origin. Laws have been passed at the Federal, state, and local levels to ensure equal access to...
