Many Massachusetts residents still face barriers in navigating the court system, particularly if English isn’t their first language or they are part of the deaf or hard of hearing community, according ...

A new report finds significant language access barriers in Massachusetts courts for non-English speakers and the deaf or hard of hearing. Shortfalls include unreliable interpreters, a lack of ...

A new report details several language access deficiencies in Massachusetts courts, disadvantaging LEP and deaf court users.

Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as ...

The New York Court of Appeals emphasized that child welfare agencies must demonstrate meaningful, tailored efforts to reunify ...

State and local language access policies are crucial for ensuring that voters can cast a ballot in a language they understand. Critically, they can expand language access to voters who have no ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The United States Commission on Civil Rights has invited Yunju Nam, PhD, an associate professor in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, to participate on a panel examining ...

Josina Morita’s family has been using the wrong surname for generations — all because a language barrier caused her great great great grandfather to mix up his first and last names when he arrived at ...