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Steve Bellone Announces Broad New Language Access Policy for Suffolk: Posted November 14, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq. Permalink Comments; Suffolk is first suburban county in the nation with comprehensive language access policy.; Read More from Featured Content
Tags : language access, steve bellone

Brentwood Residents Vote To Fill Three School Board Seats [VIDEO]: Posted May 15, 2012 by Ted Hesson Permalink Comments; At a recent forum, issues of racism and language access in the district came to the forefront.; Read More from Our Blog
Tags : brentwood, brentwood school board, language access, naacp, public news service, racism, ruth negron-gaines

Pat-Med Library Launches New Spanish-Language Facebook Page: Posted April 10, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq. Permalink Comments; The library works to make services available for Spanish speakers.; Read More from Our Blog
Tags : facebook, language access, pat-med library, patchogue-medford library, spanish

Advocates Meet With Bellone Over Language Access Policy: Posted January 20, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq. Permalink Comments; By Pat Young.; Read More from Our Blog
Tags : bellone, language access, long island civic participation project, long island immigrant alliance, long island language access coalition, luis montes

Justice Department Gives Nassau Permission To Hire More Spanish-Speaking Police Officers: Posted January 18, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq. Permalink Comments; A victory for local advocacy orgs.; Read More from Our Blog
Tags : justice department, language access, latinojustice, licpp, long island civic participation project, nassau, new york civil liberties union, nyclu, police

Cuomo Announces Language Access Policy—Major Victory for Advocates: Posted October 7, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq. Permalink Comments; State to make services available in six languages.; Read More from Our Blog
Tags : cuomo, language access

Suffolk Cops Caught With Anti-Immigrant Sign in Bay Shore Station House: Posted September 28, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq. Permalink Comments; Meanwhile, the department says it's a leader in providing language access to all residents.; Read More from Featured Content
Tags : anti-immigrant, bay shore, hate crimes, joye brown, justice department, language access, opinion, suffolk county police department, third precinct

Suffolk Police Failing Residents With Limited English, Need Meaningful Changes [VIDEO]: Posted September 26, 2011 by Ted Hesson Permalink Comments; On September 21, community members and advocates called for Suffolk police to provide language access for all.; Read More from Featured Content
Tags : domestic violence, empire justice center, hate crimes, justice department, language access, liia, limited english proficiency, long island immigrant alliance, sepa mujer, suffolk county police department

Message to Suffolk: Improve Police Services and Provide Language Access to All Residents: Posted September 20, 2011 by Jessica Glynn Permalink Comments; A coalition of Suffolk community groups will hold a press conference on September 21.; Read More from Featured Content
Tags : bay shore, doj, hate crimes, justice department, language access, limited english proficiency, suffolk, suffolk county police department, third precinct

Language Access Is Vital in Preventing Hate Crimes: Posted September 20, 2011 by Jessica Glynn Permalink Comments; By Jessica Glynn, SEPA Mujer supervising attorney and a member of the Long Island Language Advocates Coalition.; Read More from Our Blog
Tags : hate crimes, justice department, language access, lilac, long island language advocates coalition, marcelo lucero, sepa mujer, suffolk county police department

In Business and Activism, Ecuadorian Immigrant Pushes for Language Access on Long Island: Posted June 28, 2011 by Jacqueline Sweet Permalink Comments; A profile of Berta Cevallos.; Read More from Featured Content
Tags : business, ecuador, ecuadorian, language access, photos, plainview