Program Description
Equity and Language Access
This program leads an organizational change effort by engaging in systematic planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities that help the Department understand, define, and adopt equity as an operating value that guides how staff work with customers, colleagues, and the community to promote health, safety, and self-sufficiency. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is a key barrier to equitable access to services. Providing language access is a Federal mandate. This program oversees the implementation of key components of the comprehensive Department-wide LEP Policy and Implementation Plan to fulfill an essential systemic strategy to create equitable access to services.