Language Access General Materials
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For further information see our language access pages:
- Language Access General Materials (2019)
- Inclusive Legal Services and Language Access for Immigrant Crime Victims (2017)
General Materials for Trainings:
- *Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
- Immigrant and LEP Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims**
- *Fact Sheet: Language Access in the US Court System (April 1, 2019 Updated June 12, 2021) (77)
- Proper Role of a Court Interpreter + (199)
- Chapter 1.4: Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons (May 16, 2017) (662)
- Working With Court Interpreters (December 2016) * (319)
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims*** (Fall 2016) (311)
- Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees Serving Immigrant Crime Victims”(March 9, 2014; Updated April 14, 2016) * (28)
- Chapter 02: Ensuring Language Access to Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault (2013) * (628)
- Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence Victims, 2016 **
- Ensuring Language Access to Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
- Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs
- Are You Compliant with Title VI? Self-Assessment Tool
- Steps for Obtaining Interpreters
- U Visa LEP Training for LE and Prosecutors
- Improving Accessibility of Your Program’s Services to Battered Immigrant Women
- Maria L’s Language Access Story
- U.S. Department of Justice Sample Limited English Proficiency Guidelines from Office of Justice Programs “Center City Police Department”
- Federal Register: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency: Executive Order 13166 (August 11, 2000)
Interpretation and Translation:
- National Institute on the Use and Integration of Interpreters
- Consecutive Interpretation Exercise
- Tips: Ensuring Effective and Accurate Interpretation (Victim Rights Law Center)
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators: Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
- National Center for State Courts, Code of Professional Responsibility for Interpreters Serving Limited English Proficient Victims of Domestic Violence Outside of the Courtroom and Judicial Settings
- How Do You Determine Who Needs an Interpreter, Washington Administrative Office of the Courts
- Considerations When Using Interpreters for Victims with Limited English Proficiency (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence – 2015)
- What Court Interpreters Would Tell You if They Were Here (February 19, 2009) + (323)
- Questions to Ask When Qualifying an Interpreter (October 26, 2007) * (200)
- Why Using an Interpreter is Beneficial to Law Enforcement
- Important Tips to Remember When Using an Interpreter
- Working Effectively with Telephone Interpreters
- Working with Court Interpreters
- Working with Interpreters (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence – 2015)
- How to Address Problems with Interpretation (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence – 2015)
- Reporting Language Access Violations When Interpreters Are Not Provided
- Language Access and Domestic Violence Communicating with Limited English Proficient Individual
- Zoom Interpreting
- Pasifika Power and Control Wheel Translation Project
- Resource Guide on Interpretation Services
Materials Produced by the King County Court
- In the Interview…
- Limited English proficiency: Resources
- Important Tips to Remember When Using an Interpreter
- Interpreter Fatigue
- Interpretation Modes: Rules and Techniques
- Lost in Translation: Points to Consider When Using Interpreters
- Questions to Ask/Consider When Qualifying an Interpreter
- Best Practice: Team Interpreting
- Number of Interpreters Needed Question & Answer
- Proper Role of a Court Interprete
- Code of Conduct for Court Interpreters- Washington State Interpreters Program
Language Access Resources from Technical Assistance Providers:
- VERA Institute of Justice: Translating Justice Program
- Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: Language Access
- National Center for State Courts: Language Access Programs by State
- Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT): Interpreter and Translator Database
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center: State of Alaska Task Force on the Crimes of Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center: Language Access
- National Congress of American Indians: Language
- National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project: Language Access
- Limited English Proficiency (A Federal Interagency Website): Department of Justice guidance and technical assistance for language access regulations
- Center for Court Innovations: Tribal Access to Justice Innovation
Language Access Webinars:
- Webinar: Improving Language Access for Immigrant Crime Victims in Maryland (December 11, 2023)
- “Un momento para inspirarnos” Conversation Series: Interview with Leslye Orloff (with New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts Language Access Services) September 8, 2020
- In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim or Witness Speaks Limited English (with Missouri Office of Prosecution Services) February 6, 2020
- In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim Witness Speaks Limited English (Webinar) November 21, 2019:
- Law Enforcement Working in Rural Communities: Language Access Webinar training for Kansas Law Enforcement Officers in collaboration with the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Topeka, Kansas (March 28, 2018)
- “ABC’s of Language Access Advocacy” (Webinar) November 23, 2015:
- “Language Access at Crime Scenes: Improve Successful Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar) September 29, 2015:
Government Policies and Publications:
Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Justice Model Limited English Proficiency Guidelines from Office of Justice Programs “Center City Police Department”
- DOJ: Frequently Asked Questions about the Protection of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VI Regulations (March 2011)
- DOJ: Federal Government’s Renewed Commitment to Language Access Obligations Under Executive Order 13166
- DOJ: Executive Order 13166 Limited English Proficiency Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field
- DOJ: Memorandum (7/2002) Re: Executive Order 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency)
- DOJ: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (DJ# 366-16-83)(12/2002)
- DOJ: Memorandum for Heads of Federal Agencies (1/2002) Re: Executive Order 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency)
- DOJ: Q&A on the Background of Limited English Proficiency and Executive Order 13166
- DOJ: Memorandum for head of Federal Agencies (10/2001) Re: Executive Order 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency)
- DOJ: Language Access Obligations Under Executive Order 13166
- DOJ Letter to State Courts on Language Access (August 16, 2010)
- DOJ: Common Language Access Questions, Technical Assistance, and Guidance for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs (April 2011)
- DOJ: Federal Government’s Renewed Commitment to Language Access Obligations Under Executive Order 13166 (February 2011)
- DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
Additional Government Policies and Publications
- Federal Register: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency: Executive Order 13166 (August 11, 2000)
- HHS: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Federal Register – Policy Guidance on the Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination as it Affects Persons with Limited English Proficiency
- Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons
- Language Access Policy Template (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence- 2016)
Language Identification:
- NAJIT: Language Identification Guide: I Speak…
- Language Identification Card I Speak … (May 2019)
- US Bureau of the Census: Language Identification Flashcard
- New Jersey Language Identification Guide
- Guatemalan Dialects
- Mexican Dialects
- World Language Identification Card (DeKalb County Magistrate Court’s Compliance Project, Caminar Latino, Men Stopping Violence, Raksha, Inc, Tapestri, Inc, and Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence)
Courts:
- State Courts – Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
- NCAJ Language Access in State Courts
- SJI Priority Investment Areas
- ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts (2012)
- Brennan Center for Justice: Language Access in State Courts
- Improving Access to Public Websites and Digital Services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons
- Tiny Chat 124: Working with Interpreters
- Tiny Chat 10: Mailbag: Language Access
- Language Access Services Section (LASS)
- VRI Resource Center
- Webinar: Answering the Call – Celebrating a Decade Advancing Language Access in State Courts (October 2023)
- PLAN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE U.S. FOR COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13166 (IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY) [Last Updated November 6, 2023]
- Remarks of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke National Center for State Courts, Language Access in the Courts Convening (October 26, 2023)
- Federal Funding Programs for State and Local Court Activities to Address Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals
- Access Brief: Language Access & Self-Represented Litigants
- Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
- A National Call to Action: Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient Litigants
- Ensuring Language Access in the Courts
- Effective Communication ADA for tittle II and title III
- Executive Order 13985—Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
- Notice about Investigatory Uses of Personal Information – Notice of Complaint and Interviewee Rights and Privileges
- Language Access Planning and Technical Assistance Tool for Courts
- Foreign Language Services Ordering Guide
- Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (February 22, 2023)
- Guide to Translation of Legal Materials April 2011
- I Speak…Indigenous Language Identification Poster
- Enforcement Of Nondiscrimination Laws In Programs And Activities That Receive Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Or Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- I speak Flashcard
- NCSC Justice Case Files
- Language Access Tools for Courts and Court Programs
- Castaneda v. Superior Court of Arizona, Mohave County
- TIPS Before You Hire
- TIPS Working with Telephone Interpreters
- TIPS on Hiring the Right Telephonic Interpretation Vendor
- TIPS What does it mean to be a Certified Linguist?
- Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Non-Discrimination in Public Accommodations
- The Department’s Implementation and Administrative Enforcement of Title VI and the Safe Streets Act
- *Fact Sheet: Language Access in the US Court System (April 1, 2019 Updated June 12, 2021) * (77)
- DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
- Working With Court Interpreters (December 2016)* (319)
- Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts’ Capacity to Provide Protection Orders
- Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation
- White Paper: Improving the Courts’ Capacity to Serve Limited English Proficient Persons Seeking Protection Orders
- NCSC: State-Specific Resources
- Protection Orders and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals
- National Center for State Courts: Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts’ Capacity to Provide Protection Orders
Law Enforcement and Prosecutors:
- Law Enforcement – Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
- Law Enforcement Letter regarding Language Access, December 12, 2023
- DOJ Language Access Plan (August 2023)
- Attorney General Memorandum – Strengthening the Federal Government’s Commitment to Language Access (November 21, 2022)
- U Visa LEP Training for LE and Prosecutors
- Questions to Use for Crime Scene Identification of LEP
- Dos and Don’ts to Help Identify LEP Persons
- Why Using an Interpreter is Beneficial to Law Enforcement
- Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons
- Steps for Obtaining Interpreters
- Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration
- Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake, and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees serving Immigrant Crime Victims
- Police Executive Research Forum – Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success
- National Survey of Service Providers on Police Response to Immigrant Crime Victims, U Visa Certification and Language Access
- Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration
- Red Means Help Campaign – Portland State University and the Portland Police Bureau
- Just Ask: A Toolkit to Help Advocates, Attorneys, and Law Enforcement Meet the Needs of Crime Victims with Disabilities –
Training Materials for Attorneys, Victim Advocates, and Systems Based Victim Advocates:
- Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence Victims, 2016
- Ensuring Language Access to Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
- Improving Accessibility of Your Program’s Services to Battered Immigrant Women
- Maria L’s Language Access Story
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims**
Multilingual Know Your Rights Brochures:
- “Are you Safe at Home?”
- “Know Your Rights”
- “Rights and Options”
- DOJ: Know Your Rights (Are You Limited English Proficient?) infographic
- National Council for State Courts: Protection Orders and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals
- DHS: “Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes”
- Visual Safety Plan
- English, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, French, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese
- Multilingual Materials by Language
***If you have difficulty accessing this publication please contact for assistance NIWAP at (202) 274-4457 or info@niwap.org
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