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If your first language is not English, your health plan usually must give you assistance in your language at no additional cost. If you use sign language, you have the right to a sign language interpreter. You have the right to this assistance when you need to explain your health problem to your doctor, or when you need to understand your health problem, treatment choices, and important written information.

The law says that interpretation services must be provided for your doctor visits and for other kinds of medical care (such as laboratory visits, mental health care, and more).
Language assistance can include medical interpreters, doctors and staff who speak your language, printed materials in your language (including consent forms and treatment directions), and an interpreter for you when your child needs care.
The interpreter may be in the room with you, or available through a telephone or video-conference system.
You do not need to rely on family or friends to interpret for you.
Tell your health plan and doctor that you want services in your language. Ask for an interpreter when you make your appointment.
Ask for important information in your language. This includes consent forms, treatment plans, and information about your medicine.

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The Superior Court of California - County of Ventura - Language Access
Ventura Superior Court has Spanish-speaking staff at their Clerk's Offices, Self-help centers and exterior windows. 
	In the event no bilingual staff is available, the Court provides qualified interpreters to provide interpretation when needed.
The Court assigns Spanish and Mixteco qualified court interpreters at no cost in the following court proceedings:

Criminal
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile dependency
Mental health (psych evaluations and mental competency hearings)
Family law
Civil harassment
Domestic violence restraining orders
Elder or Dependent Adult Protective Order
Unlawful detainer (eviction)
Probate (guardianship and conservatorship)
Traffic
Small claims
Other limited and unlimited civil cases

Should court users need the services of a Spanish interpreter for a criminal or family case, one 
	from the court staff may be requested at the time of the hearing. However, a request in advance 
	is highly recommended for evidentiary hearings and trials in family law cases. Limited English 
	proficiency (LEP) court users with these types of matters may request an interpreter using form 
	VN250 Request for Interpreter.
For limited English proficiency court users with small claims, probate, civil harassment, unlawful 
	detainer, and other limited/unlimited civil cases, an interpreter may be requested using form 
	VN250 Request for Interpreter, 
	which must be filed at the Clerk's Office at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing or as soon 
	the hearing is set, if less than 10 days. Once received, the Clerk's Office will send notice to the 
	Interpreting Services Manager who will make every reasonable effort to book the services of a 
	qualified court interpreter for the date and time specified in the Request for Interpreter. 
	In the event the party will not be present at any hearing for which an interpreter was requested, 
	the party or attorney of record shall give the Court a 72-hour notice.
The Court will try to provide an interpreter in every language and in every civil case. There may 
	be times when the Court cannot provide an interpreter in every case due to many reasons, including 
	short notice and unavailability of interpreters for a specific exotic language.
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
Polish Aby skorzystać z usług bezpłatnej pomocy językowej, prosimy o kontakt telefoniczny pod numerem 518-402-8044 Yiddish ביטע רופט אונז אויף 518-402-8044 פאר אומזיסטע הילף מיט שפראך. Arabic يرجى الاتصال بنا على الرقم 518-402-8044 للحصول على خدمة المساعدة اللغوية مجاناً Urdu يرجى الاتصال بنا على الرقم 518-402-8044 للحصول على خدمة المساعدة اللغوية مجاناً File a Complaint English New York State's language access policy requires Executive State agencies that provide direct public services to offer interpretation services in the language requested and provide important forms and documents in at least the top twelve most commonly spoken languages in New York State, in addition to English. This helps the State to overcome language barriers to public services and programs for people with Limited English Proficiency. At the moment, the top twelve languages are: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Yiddish, Bengali, Korean, Haitian Creole, Italian, Arabic, Polish, French, and Urdu. Right to File a Language Access Complaint If you feel that we have not provided you with adequate interpretation services or have denied you an available translated document, please complete our complaint form to give us your feedback. The information that you provide on this complaint form will help improve the State's language access services. This form asks you to provide your contact information so that we can inform you about what we are doing to respond to your complaint. All personal information included in your complaint will be kept confidential. Language Access Complaint form (leaves DEC website) If you prefer to download, print, complete, and send back to us our language access complaint form, please click below.
Office of Language Access | Office of General Services
There are millions of New Yorkers who do not speak English as their primary language and have limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English. For these New Yorkers, their Limited English Proficiency status presents potential barriers to accessing important government programs and services.
The Office of Language Access provides critical oversight and coordination across New York State agencies to ensure that the statewide language access policy, which Governor Hochul expanded in April 2022, is implemented efficiently and effectively. The Office of Language Access is a part of the Office of General Services, which also supports New York’s language access policy by maintaining the State contract through which agencies are able to access vendors that provide interpretation and translation services. 

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	 	Your Language Access Rights in New York State

New Yorkers speak more than 800 languages. To make sure all New Yorkers can access government services and benefits— no matter how well you communicate in English— Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York State’s language access policy into law and created the state’s Office of Language Access. 
 

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	 	New York State Language Access Law

Under New York's language access policy, agencies must provide interpretation services in any language and translation services in the top 12 most common non-English languages spoken by Limited English Proficient New Yorkers.

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	 	State Agency Language Access Plans

A Language Access Plan sets forth the actions an agency will take to ensure meaningful access to their services for Limited English Proficient New Yorkers.

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	 	State Agency Language Access Coordinators

State agencies that provide Language Access services must have a designated Language Access Coordinator that monitors the agency’s compliance with the language access law.

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Submit a Complaint
What if someone does not receive adequate language assistance or is denied services?
It is the policy of New York State for covered agencies to provide language access services for public services and programs. If you or someone you know feel that you have not been provided with adequate language access services, including translation or interpretation, please fill out our language access complaint form.

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Free Language Assistance Services
New York State's language access policy requires Executive State agencies that provide direct public services to offer interpretation services in the language requested and provide important forms and documents in at least the top 12 most commonly spoken languages in New York State, in addition to English. This helps the State to overcome language barriers to public services and programs for people with Limited English Proficiency. At the moment, the top 12 languages are: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Yiddish, Bengali, Korean, Haitian Creole, Italian, Arabic, Polish, French, and Urdu.
Right to File a Language Access Complaint
If you feel that we have not provided you with adequate interpretation services or have denied you an available translated document, please complete our complaint form to give us your feedback.
The information that you provide on this complaint form will help improve the State’s language access services. This form asks you to provide your contact information so that we can inform you about what we are doing to respond to your complaint. All personal information included in your complaint will be kept confidential.
Language Access Complaint form
If you prefer to download, print, complete, and send back to us our language access complaint form, please click below.
PDF - Language Access Complaint form
Español (Spanish)
La política de acceso a otros idiomas del estado de Nueva York exige que las agencias estatales ejecutivas que prestan servicios públicos directos ofrezcan servicios de interpretación en el idioma solicitado y proporcionen los formularios y los documentos importantes en, al menos, los 12 idiomas más hablados en el estado de Nueva York, además del inglés. Esto ayuda al Estado a superar las barreras lingüísticas de los servicios y programas públicos para las personas con un dominio limitado del inglés. Por el momento, los doce idiomas principales son los siguientes: español, chino, ruso, yidis, bengalí, coreano, criollo haitiano, italiano, árabe, polaco, francés y urdu.
Derecho a presentar una queja sobre el acceso a otros idiomas
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
PDF - 언어 접근성 불만 제기 양식 Italian La politica in materia di accessibilità linguistica dello Stato di New York richiede di appoggiarci ad agenzie che s'interfaccino con gli utenti per offrire servizi di interpretariato nelle diverse lingue e per la traduzione di documenti importanti almeno nelle prime 12 lingue - inglese a parte - più diffuse nello Stato. Ciò consente allo Stato di superare le barriere linguistiche nei servizi pubblici e nei programmi per persone che hanno scarsa conoscenza della lingua inglese. Attualmente, le prime dodici lingue sono: spagnolo, cinese, russo, yiddish, bengali, coreano, creolo haitiano, italiano, arabo, polacco, francese e urdu. Diritto di presentare un reclamo in merito all'accessibilità linguistica: Chi ritiene di non aver avuto a disposizione adeguati servizi di interpretariato o che gli sia stata negata la disponibilità di avere documenti tradotti, può compilare il nostro modulo di reclamo in modo da fornirci un riscontro. Le informazioni fornite nel presente modulo di reclamo consentiranno di migliorare i servizi di accessibilità linguistica dello Stato. Nel modulo viene richiesto di indicare i dati di contatto in modo che possiamo informare gli utenti su ciò che stiamo facendo per rispondere al reclamo. Tutte le informazioni personali contenute nel reclamo saranno trattate con riservatezza.
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Formularz zażalenia na brak dostępu do usług językowych (PDF) French - Français La politique d'accès linguistique de l'État de New York exige que les agences exécutives d'État qui fournissent des services publics directs offrent des services d'interprétation dans la langue requise et 	fournissent les formulaires et documents importants dans au moins une des 12 langues les plus communément parlées dans l'État de New York, en plus de l'anglais. Cela aide l'État à surmonter les barrières linguistiques des 	programmes et services publics que rencontrent les personnes avec des capacités limitées en anglais. Pour le moment, les douze principales langues sont : L'espagnol, le chinois, le russe, l'Yiddish, le Bengali, le coréen, 	le créole haïtien, l'italien, l'arabe, le polonais, le français et l'ourdou. Droit à déposer une réclamation d'accès linguistique Si vous avez l’impression que nous ne vous avons pas fourni les services d'interprétation appropriés ou que nous vous avons refusé un document traduit disponible, veuillez remplir notre	formulaire de réclamation	pour que vous puissiez nous fournir vos commentaires. Les informations que vous fournissez dans ce formulaire de réclamation	aideront à améliorer les services d'accès linguistiques de l'État. Ce formulaire vous demande de fournir vos coordonnées afin que nous puissions vous informer au sujet de ce que nous faisons pour répondre à votre réclamation. L'intégralité des renseignements personnels inclus dans votre réclamation sera maintenue confidentielle.
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
שפראך-צוגענגליכקייט איינקלאג פארם אויב ווילט איר בעסער דאונלאד'ען, ארויסדרוקן, אויספולן, און צוריקשיקן צו אונז אייער שפראך-צוגענגליכקייט איינקלאג פארם, ביטע דרוקט אונטן. (PDF) - שפראך-צוגענגליכקייט איינקלאג פארם Arabic تتطلب سياسة الوصول إلى اللغة في ولاية نيويورك من بعض وكالات الولاية التنفيذية التي توفر خدمات عامة مباشرة تقديم خدمات الترجمة الفورية باللغة المطلوبة وتقديم نماذج ووثائق مهمة على الأقل بالـ١٢ لغة الأكثر شيوعًا في ولاية نيويورك، بالإضافة إلى اللغة الإنجليزية.
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
스페인어, 중국어, 러시아어, 이디시어, 벵골어, 한국어, 아이티 크리올어, 이탈리아어, 아랍어, 폴란드어, 프랑스어, 우르두어 언어 접근 불만 제기 권한 우리가 귀하에게 적절한 통역 서비스를 제공하지 않았거나 사용 가능한 번역 문서를 거부했다고 생각될 경우, 불만 제기 양식을 작성하여 의견을 보내주시기 바랍니다. 귀하께서 이 불만 제기 양식에 공한 정보는 주 정부의 언어 접근 서비스를 개선하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 이 양식에는 귀하의 연락처 정보를 제공하도록 요청되어 있습니다. 이 연락처 정보를 기입하셔야만 불만 사항에 대응하기 위해 우리가 하고 있는 일이 무엇인지 알려드릴 수 있습니다.
Free Language Assistance Services
La politica in materia di accessibilità linguistica dello Stato di New York richiede di appoggiarci ad agenzie che s’interfaccino con gli utenti per offrire servizi di interpretariato nelle diverse lingue e per la traduzione di documenti importanti almeno nelle prime 12 lingue - inglese a parte - più diffuse nello Stato. Ciò consente allo Stato di superare le barriere linguistiche nei servizi pubblici e nei programmi per persone che hanno scarsa conoscenza della lingua inglese. Attualmente, le prime dodici lingue sono: spagnolo, cinese, russo, yiddish, bengali, coreano, creolo haitiano, italiano, arabo, polacco, francese e urdu.
Diritto di presentare un reclamo in merito all’accessibilità linguistica:
Chi ritiene di non aver avuto a disposizione adeguati servizi di interpretariato o che gli sia stata negata la disponibilità di avere documenti tradotti, può compilare il nostro modulo di reclamo in modo da fornirci un riscontro. 
Le informazioni fornite nel presente modulo di reclamo consentiranno di migliorare i servizi di accessibilità linguistica dello Stato. Nel modulo viene richiesto di indicare i dati di contatto in modo che possiamo informare gli utenti su ciò che stiamo facendo per rispondere al reclamo. Tutte le informazioni personali contenute nel reclamo saranno trattate con riservatezza. 
Modulo di reclamo sull’accessibilità linguistica 
Chi preferisce scaricare, stampare, compilare e rispedirci il nostro modulo di reclamo sull’accessibilità linguistica può fare clic qui sotto.
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
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 Read DEC's Language Access Plan. (PDF) Live Translation Services Please call us at 518-402-8044 for free language assistance services. Spanish Llàmenos al 518-402-8044 si necesita ayuda gratis en su idioma. Haitian Creole Tanpri rele nou nan 518-402-8044 pou jwenn sèvis èd gratis nan lang. Russian Чтобы получить бесплатные переводческие услуги, позвоните, пожалуйста, по следующему номеру: 518-402-8044.
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Если вы считаете, что в HHS вам не предоставили указанных услуг или иным образом дискриминировали вас по признакам расы, цвета кожи, национальной принадлежности, возраста, инвалидности или пола, вы можете подать жалобу в U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (Управление по гражданским правам), в электронном виде через Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, доступный по ссылке:https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf, по почте или по телефону:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
 

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العربية (Arabic)
ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم .1-877-696-6775
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
ويساعد هذا الولاية في التغلب على العقبات الخاصة باللغة في أثناء تقديم الخدمات والبرامج العامة إلى الأشخاص الذين لا يتقنون اللغة الإنجليزية. في الوقت الراهن، فإن أهم اثنتي عشرة لغة هي: الإسبانية والصينية والروسية واليديشية والبنغالية والكورية والكريولية الهايتية والإيطالية والعربية والبولندية والفرنسية والأردية.. الحق في تقديم شكوى بشأن الوصول إلى اللغة إذا كنت تشعر بأننا لم نوفر لك خدمات الترجمة الشفهية الملائمة أو رفضنا أن نقدم لك وثيقة مترجمة متاحة، يرجى إكمال نموذج الشكوى لتقديم ملاحظاتك لنا.
Humiling ng interpreter | California Courts | Self Help Guide
Ang ilang hukuman ay may mga interpreter na available sa kanilang mga Self-Help Center na makakatulong sa pagsasalin sa labas ng courtroom. Maaari kang makipag-ugnayan sa Self-Help Center ng iyong hukuman para malaman kung available ito sa iyong hukuman.
Ang mga kwalipikadong interpreter sa hukuman lang ang maaaring magsalin sa mga paglilitis sa hukuman
Sa karaniwan, hindi ka pinapayagang magsama ng kaibigan o kamag-anak na nagsasalita sa English para magsilbing interpreter para sa iyo sa courtroom. Gayunpaman, kung mangangailangan ka ng tulong sa labas ng courtroom sa pagkuha ng impormasyon o pagsagot ng mga form, maaari kang humingi ng tulong mula sa isang kaibigan o kamag-anak na nagsasalita sa English

Paano humiling ng interpreter

Bisitahin ang page ng Access sa Wika ng website ng iyong hukuman
Nag-iiba-iba ang pamamaraan para sa paghiling ng interpreter depende sa hukuman. Nakalista sa website ng iyong hukuman ang mga hakbang na iniaatas ng partikular na hukuman mo para humiling ng interpreter.  
Narito ang ilang impormasyong dapat mong hanapin sa website ng iyong hukuman para maunawaan mo ang mga iniaatas ng iyong hukuman: 

Iniaatas ba ng hukuman ko ang pagbibigay ng maagang abiso para magkaroon ng interpreter? 

Ano ang form na ginagamit ng hukuman ko para sa paghiling ng interpreter? (Ginagamit ng karamihan ng mga hukuman ang Request for an Interpreter (Humiling ng Interpreter) (Sibil) (form INT-300) ngunit may ibang form na ginagamit ang iba pang hukuman.)
Language Assistance Services - CDC
Informazioni scritte in altri formati (stampe a grandi caratteri, audio, formati elettronici accessibili, altri formati)

Offre servizi linguistici gratuiti alle persone la cui lingua primaria non è l’inglese, quali:

Interpreti qualificati
Informazioni scritte in altre lingue

In caso si necessiti di tali servizi, contattare HHS al numero 1-877-696-6775.
In caso si ritenga che HHS non abbia offerto tali servizi o abbia posto in essere discriminazioni in altri modi sulla base di razza, colore, origine nazionale, età, disabilità o sesso, è possibile presentare una vertenza a: U.S. Department of Health and Human, Office for Civil Rights (Ufficio per i diritti civili), elettronicamente mediante l’Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, disponibile all’indirizzohttps://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf, oppure a mezzo posta o telefono all’attenzione di:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

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Deutsch (German)
ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-877-696-6775.
Language Assistance Services - CDC
Enfòmasyon ekri nan lòt fòma (gwo lèt, odyo, fòma elektwonik ki aksesib, lòt fòma)

Bay sèvis lang gratis a moun lang prensipal yo pa Anglè, tankou:

Enèprèt kalifye
Enfòmasyon ki ekri nan lòt lang

Si w bezwen sèvis sa yo, kontakte HHS nan 1-877-696-6775.
Si w kwè HHS pa t bay sèvis sa yo oswa te fè diskriminasyon nan yon lòt fason sou baz ras, koulè, peyi orijin, laj, enfimite oswa sèks, ou ka depoze yon plent nan: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (Biwo Dwa Sivil) atravè Office for Civil Rights Portal, pa mwayen elektwonik ki disponib nan https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf, oswa pa lapòs oswa:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

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Français (French)
ATTENTION: Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-877-696-6775.
L’U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, Département de la Santé et des Services Sociaux des États-Unis) respecte les lois fédérales en vigueur relatives aux droits civiques et ne pratique aucune discrimination basée sur la race, la couleur de peau, l’origine nationale, l’âge, le sexe ou un handicap.
Language Assistance - NYSDEC
이는 주 정부가 영어 능력이 제한된 개인들을 위해 공공 서비스와 프로그램에 대한 언어 장벽을 극복하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 현재 상위 12개 언어는 다음과 같습니다. 스페인어, 중국어, 러시아어, 이디시어, 벵골어, 한국어, 아이티 크리올어, 이탈리아어, 아랍어, 폴란드어, 프랑스어, 우르두어 언어 접근 불만 제기 권한 우리가 귀하에게 적절한 통역 서비스를 제공하지 않았거나 사용 가능한 번역 문서를 거부했다고 생각될 경우, 불만 제기 양식을 작성하여 의견을 보내주시기 바랍니다. 귀하께서 이 불만 제기 양식에 공한 정보는 주 정부의 언어 접근 서비스를 개선하는 데 도움이 됩니다.