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Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services for Families of CYSHCN (PEALS)
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Health Equity and Plain Language
![Health Equity and Plain Language A graphic document explaining the difference between Translation and interpretation and explaining the different types of interpretation, including a medical interpreter.](https://familyvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Health-Equity-and-Plain-Language.png)
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Readability and Plain Language: Why do they matter?
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Plain Language Checklist
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Planning for Culturally Responsive Projects
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Translation and interpretation: What’s the difference?
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Hiring an interpreter for virtual meetings
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What’s the difference between “deaf,” “Deaf,” and “hard of hearing”?
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Language Access in the News
- Uneven Ground: Differences in Language Access across State-Based Marketplaces | Commonwealth Fund
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Director’s Seminar: How Language Barriers Contribute to Health Care Disparities
- Language Access and Interpreter Services – Understanding the Requirements | Hospital and Hospital Clinics | Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual RI | The Joint Commission
- 2023 Language Access Plan from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Improving Care for People with Limited English Proficiency | Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services