Language access will define hospital compliance in 2026 as Joint Commission goals require equitable communication and patient safety.

As the city’s non-English speaking ethnic populations continue to flourish, the Buffalo Police Department has initiated a Language Access Plan in order to alleviate potential social barriers. The plan ...

NYC Health + Hospitals is failing to fully provide required language access services, revealing barriers across call lines, ...

The state comptroller's office called for reforms to Health + Hospitals' interpretation services after an audit found ...

The design of hospital patient portals may prevent millions of people with limited English proficiency from fully ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – State agencies would be required to ensure equal access to services, programs, and activities for people with limited English proficiency and an oversight board would provide guidance ...

Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as ...

PREVIOUSLY INSISTED THEIR RESPECTIVE CLIENTS ARE NOT GUILTY. LISA: TONIGHT, CITY LEADERS IN SACRAMENTO WILL BE MEETING TO DISCUSS A REPORT THAT LOOKS A THE GAP IN LANGUAGE ACCESS. TY: KCRA 3’S ...

Language access ensures all voters can participate in democracy regardless of their primary language. In this resource, we share what you need to know about federal voting requirements, state and ...

In this report, we examine the barriers to voting based on language skills and solutions to expand access for limited English-proficient voters from the local to the federal level. Nearly two and a ...