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Title VI: Language Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Other Health Emergencies: Training for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance (Department of Homeland Security, HHS Office for Civil Rights, and FEMA) - January 25 and February 2, 2023 - View the training
	Effective communication YouTube video on improving patient-provider communications: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 - OCR and The Joint Commission project to promote language access education.
	Medical School Curriculum Facilitator's Guide and PowerPoint: “*Stopping Discrimination before it Starts: the Impact of Civil Rights Laws on Healthcare Disparities.*” – A joint project of OCR, the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals, and Stanford University School of Medicine. (MedEdPORTAL: Pub Id #7740)
	Emergency Preparedness & Response PowerPoint: Avoiding Disasters for the “Special Needs Population” Effective planning, response, and recovery for the special needs population, consistent with Federal civil rights laws
	Adoption and Foster Care PowerPoint: "Ensuring the Best Interests of Children Through Compliance with MEPA and Title IV"
	LEP Video on Breaking Down the Language Barrier: Translating English Proficiency Policy into Practice. (Departments of Agriculture, HHS, and Justice) English with CC, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
	TANF PowerPoint: “Ignorance of Disability is No Excuse: Screening TANF Customers for Hidden Disabilities to Ensure Equal Opportunity,"
	Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight:

	OCR has joined with our partners in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Administration for Community Living (ACL) to publish a joint report, entitled “*Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight,*” focused on preserving the health, safety and well-being of individuals with disabilities who live in group homes.  The joint report, issued on January 17, 2018, is a resource to help ensure that group homes are safe and healthy places for people with disabilities, as part of a spectrum of integrated options.  Read the Report and Model Practices.Request an OCR Speaker

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