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- Executive Order 13166 Limited English Proficiency
Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field9/21/2004
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General letter to State court
administrators regarding the provision of language services to persons
with Limited English Proficiency. (PDF)
- Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency"
- 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
concering 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
- 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 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)
- 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 Court Officials
- Choosing
a Language Access Provider
PDF printable version
- Cultural
Competence Guides for Managed Care Plans - Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - information for
managed care health organizations on developing a language
services plan to meet the needs of customers, including
assessing cultural competency (Although the field is health
care, the information has value to any recipient who is
interested in finding out more about meeting the language
needs of customers.
- Dept.
of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Research
and Quality and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services - information for managed care health organizations
on developing a language services plan to meet the needs
of customers, including assessing cultural competency
(Although the field is health care, the information has
value to any recipient who is interested in finding out
more about meeting the language needs of customers.
- Information
about the Federal Court Interpreter Program
- Language Assistance Planning
and Self-Assessment Tool
Printable PDF version
- Department of Justice, Coordination and Review Section, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
- 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. Community
organizations and individuals served by federally funded entities can use the chart to
determine where complaints of discrimination can be filed.
- GSA
Language Services Schedule -- Federal Supply Schedule for Language
Services
State and local governments are not authorized users of the Language Services
Federal Supply Schedule; however contractors may extend the same rates
to state and local governments for independent ordering. Contact schedule
contractors directly for more information.
- "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.
- Resources for the LEP Community
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.
Page last updated September 23, 2004