The REP is happy to bring you the long-awaited and much-anticipated e-newsletter exploring Language Access issues faced by low-income persons of color. We hope this e-newsletter will shed some light onto how language can function as a proxy for race and how poverty attorneys can integrate Language Access advocacy into their practice and their organization’s client interaction practices.

The three contributors to this e-newsletter each bring a unique perspective to Language Access practice. We hope that you will find their short pieces informative and, perhaps, inspiring. Enjoy.

Language Access to the Courts
By T. Wong, Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California

Avoiding Burnout of Bilingual Employees
By Annie Struby, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Western Missouri

Race Equity via Language Access to Public Benefits Services
By Jodie Berger, Regional Counsel, Legal Services of Northern California

The next e-newsletter will discuss land use and race equity. If you would like to contribute please contact us.

We are measuring interest for an online training on mapping language and race using decennial census data and ArcGIS 9.1 or Dataplace (free online mapping tool). If you are interested please contact us and indicate the program that you would like the training to be on.