Language Access
Welcome to the Language Access section. This section provides resources and legal, demographic, and other materials to help improve and increase the access of people with limited English proficiency to the legal system, including to courts, administrative agencies, to other public systems, and to lawyers, other advocates, and legal services programs. It also contains information about how to use plain language tools to write more clearly in English.
Recent Content Posted to the Language Access Section
05/01/2007
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
In May 2007, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) published a report for action titled, "Increasing Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient Asian Pacific American Read More
01/30/2007
Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Click the "Go to Website" link below or see PDF for Executive Order 478 by which Governor Deval Patrick promotes equal opportunity in agency programs, activities, and services and ensures th Read More
10/30/2009
The Committee for the Administration of Interpreters for the Trial Court, Administrative Office of the Trial Court
To provide judges, attorneys, and court personnel with essential information about the utilization of interpreter services in the Massachusetts Trial Court, and to supply interpreters with principles Read More
06/03/2011
Language Access Coalition
These documents contain easy-to-read graphs and tables made with information from the U.S. Read More
