Language Access

Language access is essential for families in Massachusetts who are better served in a language other than English to avail themselves of benefits and services for which they are eligible.

MLRI improves language access for people who are best served in a language other than English and for Deaf or Hard of Hearing people in the courts, government agencies, schools and other institutions.

Our language access advocacy focuses on:

• Ensuring courts, schools, health care providers and public-facing state agencies comply with language access laws
• Educating the bar about language access law and accessing and working with interpreters in various fora
• Partnering with advocates across the state to promote access to services for individuals who are better served in a language other than English
• Drafting and advancing legislation to expand language access in the state
• Empowering Massachusetts communities who are better served in a language other than English about their right to language access