Language Access in Your Program
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The number of clients who are limited English proficient and eligible for legal services is steadily growing. Programs need to take proactive steps toward making their organization linguistically accessible. Here are some resources that can help.
- Language Access in Your Program by Moriah Nelson, Langauge Access Fellow
- Language Access Checklist for Agencies and Organizations by Community Legal Services of Philadelphia provides a list of components that should be considered and addressed in your organization's langauge access plan or policy.
- Click here to access template and sample Language Access Plans. The Legal Services Corporation has additional sample plans posted here.
- The Federal Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool is also a valuable resource for addressing language access in your program.