Language Accessibility
According to federal law, all federal agencies and federally assisted programs must take reasonable steps to ensure that all persons, regardless of their language skills, are provided meaningful access to the programs, services, and information provided by that agency or entity.
Entities that receive funding or assistance from the federal government and that must comply [...]

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Sample Card 1. Generic
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ATTENTION RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FUNDING
Please copy this card and put in my permanent record.
I speak limited English. In order to have equal access to and participate in your services, I require qualified language assistance in ______________________. Please call a [...]

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LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) POLICY
OF
XXX
PROLOGUE
In 2004, XXX held three meetings of its ad hoc LEP committee, comprised of staff members from each office. The Committee was to perform an assessment of the needs of the LEP population and develop a policy so that those needs would be [...]

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Cabinet for Health and Families Services
Procedures on Providing Language Access to Customers
with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
The procedures below apply to all Cabinet organizational units and all services that are provided by the Cabinet to Customers with limited English proficiency (LEP).
Background on Statute and Regulation
Section 601 [...]

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Visitors looking for Language Access Information will find a variety of resources for those who speak limited English. These resources are provided to assist those who have limited English proficiency (LEP executive-order-13166-lep) in accessing services, finding assistance, and knowing their rights.
We want to the thank the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association (KDVA) for helping make [...]

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