Getting It Right the First Time: Setting Up a System that will Stand the Test of Time

This webinar provides listeners with an overview of two successful Limited English Proficiency (LEP) programs in New York City, NY and Hennepin County, MN. Speakers discuss their work with LEP persons, review tips for long-term program sustainability, and identify key components of the programs' successes, both large and small scale, in creating and maintaining a LEP program.
With Laureen Laglagaron, MPI; Kleber Palma, Director, Translation and Interpretation Unit, New York City Department of Education; and Vinodh Kutty, Project Coordinator and Limited English Proficiency Manager, Hennepin County Office of Multi-Cultural Services
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Related Documents:
Hennepin County Limited English Proficiency Plan Health and Human Services Departments 2006
A Brochure from the Translation & Interpretation Unit of the New York City (NYC) Department of Education
Welcome Poster from the NYC Department of Education

Developing Partnerships to Provide Interpreter Training and Language Referrals

With Laureen Laglagaron, MPI; Robin Bronen, Executive Director, Alaska Immigration Justice Project; Brenda Aiken, Resource Development Officer, Alaska Court System; Sunil Mansukhani, Executive Director, District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission; and Jean Bruggeman, Director, Community Legal Interpreter Bank, Ayuda
Program Summary and Key Questions and Answers | View Powerpoint
Related Documents:
Alaska Immigration Justice Project (AIJP), "Project Narrative and Budget," (Anchorage: AIJP, 2008)
Alaska Immigration Justice Project (AIJP), The Language Interpreter Center Newsletter (Anchorage: AIJP, 2008)
Ayuda, Community Legal Interpreter Bank Brochure, (Washington, DC: Ayuda, 2008)
Ayuda, Working with Interpreters Outside of the Courtroom: A Guide for Legal Services Providers, (Washington, DC: Ayuda, 2008)
District of Columbia Bar Foundation, "Request for Proposals: Creating and Maintaining A Shared Legal Interpreter Bank," (Washington, DC: District of Columbia Bar Foundation, January 2008)
District of Columbia Bar Foundation, "Application for Public Funding," (Washington, DC: District of Columbia Bar Foundation, February 2008)

Inaugural Nationwide Language Access Webinar

With Laureen Laglagaron, MPI; Jason Reed, Program Manager, Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS); Chung-Wha Hong, Executive Director, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC); and Mark Lewis, Director of Immigrant Services, Administration for Children's Services, City of New York.
Program Summary and Key Questions and Answers | View Powerpoint
Related Documents:
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), State of Washington, "Bilingual Employee Test Information," (Washington State: DSHS, June 2006)
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), State of Washington, Professional Language Certification Examination Manual, (Washington State: Language Testing and Certification, November 2007)
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), State of Washington, "Dual Language Assignment Pay," draft (Washington State: DSHS, October 2008)
Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Executive Order No. 120: Citywide Policy on Language Access to Ensure the Effective Delivery of City Services, (New York, NY: City of New York, August 2008)