• Language Access Index

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)-related Materials Available on the Web

JULY 22, 2008

compiled by

Michael J. Mulé
Staff Attorney, Empire Justice Center

LEP Plans and Agency Guidance Documents

• Colorado:  Littleton Housing Authority, Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan (June 2008)

• North Carolina  Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services:  Letter to County Directors of Social Services Re: Updated Limited English Proficiency Plan (April 22, 2008) 
   - Attachment:  Title VI Language Access Policy

• Rhode Island (Dept. of Human Services):  Limited English Proficiency Notice (undated webpage)

• Texas Adult Protective Services:  APS Policy and Procedures Regarding Clients with Limited English Proficiency and Impaired Sensory or Speaking Skills (undated webpage)

• Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning:  Planning Literacy and Language Services for Texas' Limited English Proficient Workers (undated webpage)

• Virginia:  Condensed Guide to Services for Limited English Proficient Populations in Charlottesville (undated PDF)

• Washington WorkFirst:  Limited English Proficiency Pathway: A Briefing Paper (January 2008)

• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Division of Employment and Training:  Limited English Proficiency Plan (undated PDF)

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• Fair Housing Rights Center:  Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (undated webpage)

• U.S. Dept. of Education:  Departmental Directive: Limited English Proficiency Plan (Word document, June 17, 2005) 

• U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Census Transportation Planning Package Status Report (contains item titled "Using Census Data to Analyze Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Populations for Transit Applications") (May 2008)

• Federal Highway Administration Office of Planning:  How to Engage Low-Literacy and Limited-English-Proficiency Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking (February 2006)

Health-related Articles

• Limited English Proficiency, Social Network Characteristics, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Immigrants, by Sadhna Diwan, in The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 63:S184-S191 (2008).

• Increasing Access to Services for Limited English Proficient Persons, by Gabrielle Lessard, in International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 27, Issue 1 & 2, Jan. 2005 , pp. 15 - 25.

• Health Services Utilization by Low-Income Limited English Proficient Adults, by Elinor A. Graham, Troy A. Jacobs, Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, and Jane Cover, in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 10, No. 3, June 2008.