Senate Bill Would Codify Language Accessibility Standards Targeted by Trump
Two senators are teaming up on a bill to codify language access standards for federal services after the Trump administration revoked a longstanding policy…
State Audit Finds Oregon Prisons Failing Non-English Speakers
A new state audit has found that the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Oregon Youth Authority are failing to meet the basic needs…
Learning Another Language Appears to Slow Brain Aging, Scientists Say
According to findings from a study presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies conference in Barcelona, people who speak more than one language…
Lawsuit Alleges LA Housing Authority Failed to Provide Language Services
Housing rights organizations in Los Angeles are suing the city’s public housing agency. The suit accuses the Housing Authority of the City of Los…
Translator of The Odyssey Writes Scathing Review of Nolan Film Adaptation
Sir Christopher Nolan’s latest film, The Odyssey, may have won rave reviews from critics but one person is definitely not happy. Emily Wilson, the…
Civil Rights and Educator Groups Sue to Restore Federal Grants Supporting English Learner Teacher Training
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island (LCRI), and the National Education Association (NEA) have filed a lawsuit on…
UNESCO and Unicode Strengthen Collaboration for Indigenous Languages Online
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Unicode are collaborating to highlight their shared commitment to ensuring that digitally disadvantaged communities,…
Wegmans Stores to Offer New ASL Interpreting Services
Wegmans Food Markets has announced a new accessibility initiative that will provide free, on-demand American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services at all store locations…
Prince George’s County Public Schools Reverses Decision to Cut Immersion Programs
In Maryland, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) announced a reversal of their decision to cut language immersion at the middle and high school…
This Interpreter Helped Migrants Navigate Immigration Court. Then She Was Detained by DHS
As a courtroom interpreter for the Texas immigration system, it was Meenu Batra’s job to ensure migrants understood the proceedings of immigration court—the good…
Education Department Shutters Office of English Language Acquisition
The U.S. Department of Education closed the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) on May 14, over a year after gutting its staff to…
Bill Proposed in U.S. Congress to Create Federal Language Access Board
Throughout 2025 and early 2026, a flurry of language access legislation has been proposed in the U.S. after President Trump enacted Executive Order (EO)…