General Guidance

• Executive Order 13166 Limited English Proficiency
  Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field9/21/2004



• Recommended Policies and Guidelines for Federal Public Websites



• Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency"
• Discrimination Complaint Form9/14/2004


• Department of Justice Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons as published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2002 (specifically for Department of Justice recipients) (PDF)



• Assistant Attorney General July 8, 2002 Memorandum to Heads of Federal Agencies, General Counsels, and Civil Rights Directors concerning Executive Order 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency)



• General LEP Policy Guidance issued with Executive Order 13166 - This general guidance provides the basic four-factor analysis as a model for federal agencies, including DOJ, to use in developing their recipient specific guidance).
  
• Coordination and Review Section, Civil Rights Division EO 13166 Page



• Federal Agency LEP Implementation Plans for Federally Conducted Programs
  
• Assessment of the Total Benefits and Costs of Implementing Executive Order No.13166: Improving Acess to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (OMB) (PDF)



• Assistant Attorney General November 12, 2002, Memorandum to Heads of Federal Agencies, General Counsels, and Civil Rights Directors concerning Tools to Ensure Implementation and Understanding of Executive Order 13166 with HOT LINKS to brochures and implementation tools (PDF)
  
• Assistant Attorney General Dec. 13, 2002 letter to recipients of DOJ assistance offering assistance in implementing LEP guidance and attaching an article for possible inclusion in newsletters   (PDF)
  Article for possible inclusion in newsletters (attached to Dec. 13, 2002 Assistant Attorney General letter)

Guidance for Recipients By Agency:

• Corporation for National and Community Service
  
• Department of Agriculture
  
• Department of Commerce
  
• Department of Defense
  
• Department of Education
  
• Department of Energy
  
• Department of Health and Human Services
  
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  
• Department of Justice
  
• Department of Labor
  
• Department of State
  
• Department of the Interior
  
• Department of Transportation
  
• Department of Treasury
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs
  
• Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  
• Federal Trade Commission
  
• General Services Administration
  
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
  
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  
• National Archives and Records Administration
  
• National Credit Union Association
  
• National Endowment for the Arts
  
• National Endowment for the Humanities
  
• National Science Foundation
  
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  
• Small Business Administration
  
• Social Security Administration
  
• Tennessee Valley Authority
  

Implementation and Compliance

• Department of Education



• Department of Health and Human Services

Resources

• Know Your Rights Beneficiary Brochure (PDF printable version)9/23/2004
  This is a template that can be used by all agencies



• Bi-lingual Resources for North Carolina Court Officials



• Interpreters Office for the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
This is an effective, well-developed model program for providing interpreter services to the courts.


• Information about the Federal Court Interpreter Program



• Language Assistance Planning and Self-Assessment Tool
  Printable PDF version



• Possible Federal Sources of Assistance to Federally Assisted Programs or Activities -- Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Coordination and Review Section
  Access information on federal funding sources and a chart which lists 30 federal agencies that provide federal financial assistance and the types of entities they fund. Federal agencies can use the chart to coordinate compliance efforts when entities that they fund are also funded by another federal agency.



• Social Security Online Multi-Language Gateway -- Social Security Information in several languages



• GSA Language Services Schedule -- Federal Supply Schedule for Language Services



• "I Speak" Language Identification Flashcard (PDF)
  From the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, the "I Speak" Language Identification Flashcard is written in 38 languages and can be used to identify the language spoken by an individual accessing services provided by federally assisted programs or activities.



• Limited-English Proficient Resources -- Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
  

Translator and Interpreter Organizations

• General -- Contains links to national and international translator and interpreter associations and linguistics and language organizations. Many of these sites contain information on accessing translation and interpretation services throughout the country and provide referrals.



• Legal -- Contains links to national, state, and regional court interpreter and translator associations and services.



• Medical -- Contains links to national, state, and regional medical interpreter and translator associations and services.



• Regional -- Contains links to interpreter and translator associations located in different regions of the country. Many of these links contain referral services, resource information on working with interpreters and translators, and directories of language services.



• State -- Contains links to interpreter and translator associations and services located in different states. Many of these links contain referral and resource information. Medical and court interpreter and translator associations are also included in this list.

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Page last updated September 23, 2004