Dear DD Councils

The DICLC webinar, Developing a Language Assistance and Implementation Plan’ What DD Councils Should Know, was verywell attended with 31 participants representing 21 states. Thank you to our guest presenter, Tawara D. Goode from the Georgetown University Center for Cultural Competence. Note: The revised/final version of the PowerPoint, attached and linked below, contains additional information on Four Factor Analysis (slide 5).

Councils were provided information about federal legal mandates for language access, how these mandates apply to Developmental Disabilities Councils, key components of language access and implementation plans and more. Thank you to our Council leaders for their presentations as well. Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director of the Vermont DD Council and Jackie Hayes, Diversity and Inclusion Program Specialist, NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council shared their efforts, experiences and outcomes regarding language access. (attached, itacc RESOURCES LAP)

To follow-up, please see the list of resource links below and documents attached.

For your convenience, the information in this email is also attached for you to download. (PDF_LANGUAGE_ACCESS_RESOURCE_LINKS)

If you have a state/territory specific question or if you have trouble accessing any of the links, please email me directly at xxxxxx@nacdd.org or call 202-586-5813 ext. 100 I am happy to help.

Links for more information
DICLC WEBINAR SERIES (2018) Archived Webinars Page - https://itacchelp.org/itacc-diclc-work-group-webinars/

Webinar 1 on 5/16 - What is Linguistic Cultural Competence and What does it Mean for Developmental Disabilities

· Webinar 2 on 8/6 - Developing a Language Assistance and Implementation Plan’ What DD Councils Should Know

Federal statute, Title VI ‐ Civil Rights Act of 1964 website.
https://www.justice.gov/crt/title-vi-1964-civil-rights-act

· Department of Health and Human Services (for additional information on addressing language access, in plans, templates, trainings and much more)
https://www.hhs.gov/about/index.html - Type Language Access in to the search bar

Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence website.
https://nccc.georgetown.edu/index.php

o FAQ’s about how to implement language access, visit the Information on Language Access page. https://nccc.georgetown.edu/resources/language.php

· FAQ’s about Limited English Proficiency.
https://www.lep.gov/faqs/faqs.html

· Beyond Mandates: Language Access Services in Guam.

https://www.guamcedders.org/download/beyond-mandates-language-access-services-pdf/

· Quick Tips - Creating materials and approaches to training that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for the intended audience.
https://nccc.georgetown.edu/documents/Quick%20Tips%20CLC%20materials%20and%20training.pdf

Data source ideas for Councils

Where to start?

U.S. Census Bureau – American Fact Finder. There is a wealth of information on this page related to population and language. Use the steps below to access a full list.
https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
(1) Enter your State, County, City Town or Zip Code into the Community Facts search box (click GO)

(2) Under Origins and Language click on any of the options, such as Language Spoken at Home or Characteristics of People by language Spoken at Home 

You will see American Community Survey data from 2016.
For other reliable sources of data at the state level, don’t forget to check your School Districts, Early Intervention programs, vocational/employment programs, other State/Territory sources.

Some examples of Language Access Plans and other helpful documents
A simple Google search will pull many others

· New York State DD Planning Council Language Access Plan https://dhr.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lep/DDPC%202016%20Language%20Access%20Plan.pdf

· Georgia Department of Community Affairs Language Access Plan (GEORGIA_LAP, attached)

· Alabama Language Access Plan  for Limited English Proficiency Persons U.S. Housing and Urban Development Programs – see section on Four Factor Analysis (attached)
Welcoming Alabama’s Linguistic Diversity: A Toolkit by the Alabama Language Access Project

· http://www.hispanicinterest.org/uploadedFiles/File/Language_Access_Toolkit_Final_81816.pdf

Thanks again for your participation!

All my best

Angela  

NACDD/ITACC

Technical Assistant Specialist

202-506-5813, ext. 100

ITACCHELP.ORG

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