Washington State Coalition for Language Access
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23 Mar 2024
Lau v. Nichols is an important case for Title VI protections connecting national origin with language. 50 years ago, the right to be free from discrimination based on the language you use was recognized.
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3 May 2022
Today is the day to #GiveBIG WASCLA works to ensure language rights are protected and people have access to critical governmental services regardless of the language they speak or use. #languageaccess #TitleVI #justice #healthequity mightycause.com/organization…
3 May 2022
WASCLA promotes language justice and language rights for immigrants and refugees. #languagejustice #languagerights #TitleVI
2 May 2022
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27 Apr 2022
Early giving has started for GiveBig 2022! Giving to WASCLA helps support our work to bring language justice to all Washingtonians! Join us today at mightycause.com/organization…
29 Mar 2022
Watch this video about the White House ASL interpreting team. Really great!! youtu.be/OwdHJ8mpihw
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24 Mar 2022
Congratulations to a broad range of language access advocates in WA for seeing this bill to the finish line! WASCLA was and is proud to be a partner in this work. #LanguageMatters #languageaccess #TitleVI on to implementation! Congrats @WASCLA_LEP @therealODMF @weareoneamerica
24 Mar 2022
IT'S OFFICIAL! HB1153 - our Language Access bill - was signed into law just over an hour ago! 🎉🎉🎉
YOU helped us get here, so thank you - for your support of OneAmerica and for any direct advocacy you did to ensure that all families can be a part of their student's education!
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23 Feb 2022
We wanted to share this opportunity to engage about Language Access in Washington schools. Open Doors for Multicultural Families, in partnership with OneAmerica, will be hosting a Town Hall on Language Access this Thursday February 24 from 6:00-7:30 pm. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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23 Feb 2022
We should have tagged @therealODMF @weareoneamerica thank you for hosting this important discussion tomorrow.
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21 Jan 2022
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14 Jan 2022
Important new resource from @CivilRights on website accessibility and language access. Check it out!! lep.gov/sites/lep/files/medi…
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24 Nov 2021
Great job, OIRA!
22 Nov 2021
Though not a replacement for professional translators, computer-assisted translation can help optimize workflows, improve translation quality & reduce costs
Latest Practitioner’s Corner discusses how the tool has worked in Seattle & offers recommendations
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1 Nov 2021
See the website for multilingual announcements about available funding … deadline to apply is Nov 15!
Please help signal boost - 2 weeks left to apply.
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29 Oct 2021
Join WASCLA for the next Language Access Update Call on Nov 3, 2021 from 11 am to 1 pm. Link to the call will go out on Monday to our listserv members.
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29 Oct 2021
Translated applications are available for the Seattle Relief Fund. Deadline to apply is November 15th
Our latest newsletter is out. And no surprise, the big news is the release of the Seattle Relief Fund earlier this week!
#Seattle #COVID19
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28 Aug 2021
Access to qualified interpreters is a civil right.
28 Aug 2021
Seeking justice can be especially difficult for non-English speakers. Often, their needs are mistranslated and misinterpreted. This is an issue that effects even the most proactive state courts, according to experts. See more from @Law360: ow.ly/c3sT50FY5qs
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2 Jul 2021
57 years ago today, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law—prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It’s time to realize the full extent of the law, including language justice. #languagematters #communicationaccess