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Conference
Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) Summit VI: Working Together to Ensure Language Access
Date/Time
October 15 (Friday),
8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m, each day
Location
Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave. NE, Shoreline, WA 98155-2148
Sponsored by
Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA)
This Summit will bring together stakeholders from around the state to share strategies and resources for providers and policy makers on best practices to ensure compliance with legal requirements to provide access to services for all residents, regardless of their language ability. Dates; Fri. Oct. 15 & Sat. Oct. 16, 2010. Info: wascla.lep@gamil.com
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Dear colleagues,
This letter is to invite you to the upcoming Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) Summit VI, "Working Together to Ensure Language Access" This upcoming Summit, to be held on October 15th and 16th , at Shoreline Conference Center, will provide an opportunity for conference attendees to participate in trainings and discussions on improving access to services for Limited English proficient (LEP) individuals in a variety of settings and by employing a variety of strategies. Please join us this year as we expand our understanding of what it means to provide ‘meaningful access’ to services for LEP individuals. See the attached Registration Packet for the conference agenda, panel descriptions, presenter biographies, and the registration form. We encourage you to submit your registration form and payment as early as possible to confirm your participation at this year's language access summit.
Washington State has a long history of being at the forefront of providing interpreter and translation services. This Summit will bring together stakeholders from around the state to share strategies and resources which will enable you to efficiently and successfully comply with legal requirements to provide access to all residents, regardless of language ability. Whether you work directly with LEP individuals or are responsible for drafting policy, we encourage you to attend and help us achieve the following goals:
· Learn about both state and federal Office of Civil Rights perspectives on language access enforcement trends and compliance standards
· Explore community engagement and advocacy measures
· Participate in interactive how-to workshop on video interpreting
· Learn about the complex interplay of language access in the context of domestic violence
· Discover careers in interpreting
· Learn about language access issues in the Deaf and Deaf-Blind communities
· Learn about issues relevant to serving LEP students and families in our schools
· Learn the basics of developing a language assistance policy and how to work with interpreters
· Network with other interpreters and providers, and much more!
The complete registration packet can be downloaded at:
http://wascla.org/RTF1.cfm?pagename=Events.
To register for the conference, you must submit the completed form by postal mail along with payment of the registration fee to the address indicated..
Please feel free to pass this message along to others in your organization and to other agencies interested in language access. We encourage you to register as soon as possible as space is limited. Continuing education credits are pending; we will provide updated information on CEU and MCLE approval as soon as that information is available, along with conference updates on our website at http://www.wascla.org/..
On behalf of WASCLA we look forward to your participation at this year’s conference. Please submit your registration form and payment now and plan on attending!
Kristi Cruz and Abukar Ali
Co-Chairs,
Board of Directors
Washington State Coalition for Language Access
http://wascla.org/
wascla.lep@gmail.com
Registration packet at : http://wascla.org/RTF1.cfm?pagename=Events.
Website for more info:
http://wascla.org/
Contact Person:
Kristi Cruz
Contact Email:
wascla.lep@gmail.com
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