Event Dates
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Location
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
Address
Albuquerque, NM
This two-day training will increase crime victim service providers' capacity and expertise around language access for people with limited English proficiency and people who are Deaf and hard of hearing. The training will cover the following topics:
-An overview of why language access matters.
-The legal and ethical responsibilities of providing language access.
-How to plan for language access.
-How to conduct a needs assessment and where to find resources in your community.
-Working with interpreters.
-How to manage the use of other language access devices, including the use of technology.
-How to monitor your language access plan for quality assurance.
This training is sponsored by the Translating Justice Initiative. Translating Justice is a joint project of Vera Institute of Justice's Center on Victimization and Safety, the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, the National Latin@ Network, IGNITE, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, the National Center for Victims of Crime, and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime.
-An overview of why language access matters.
-The legal and ethical responsibilities of providing language access.
-How to plan for language access.
-How to conduct a needs assessment and where to find resources in your community.
-Working with interpreters.
-How to manage the use of other language access devices, including the use of technology.
-How to monitor your language access plan for quality assurance.
This training is sponsored by the Translating Justice Initiative. Translating Justice is a joint project of Vera Institute of Justice's Center on Victimization and Safety, the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, the National Latin@ Network, IGNITE, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, the National Center for Victims of Crime, and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime.
Date Created: February 3, 2021