News: Interactive story map shows hurricane impacts and Florida’s vulnerable populations (Florida 2017)
The Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) helped The Florida Bar Foundation create a new data resource that reveals the impact of Hurricane Irma on Florida and the vulnerable populations who could potentially need civil legal aid in the recovery, and generally. With our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) expertise, we worked with The Foundation to develop an interactive story map that provides access to geospatial data from FEMA, HUD, the CDC, the U.S.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Alison Davis-Holland
News: Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice Uses SRLN Maps for Statewide Strategic Planning (Illinois Supreme Court 2017)
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has started using the SRLN demographics maps for presentations to circuit clerks, circuit court judges, civil legal aid and pro bono practitioners. “The maps helped provide context for why access to justice is so necessary by broadening our scope of focus onto statewide demographics,” states Danielle Hirsch, Assistant Director of the Civil Justice Division of Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Alison Davis-Holland
Rhode Island Judiciary Provides Equal Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (Rhode Island 2016)
In April 2016, the Rhode Island Justice Department announced the closure of its case concerning the provision of language assistance to individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the state court system following the successful implementation of reforms by the Rhode Island Judiciary.
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Rhode Island
Plan: Hawaii State Judiciary Language Access Plan (Hawaii 2014)
This is the Hawaii State Judiciary Language Access Plan, which can be found at http://www.courts.state.hi.us/docs/services/LEP.pdf.
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
Hawaii State Judiciary
Plan: Nebraska Judicial Branch Language Access Plan (Nebraska 2014)
The Nebraska Supreme Court recognizes that language access to court proceedings, probation services and court-ordered assistance, treatment, etc., may have a lasting and life-altering impact upon a limited English proficient (LEP) court user and his or her family, and that the Court must strive to provide access to Nebraska State Courts and Probation Services regardless of the language spoken by the court user.
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
Nebraska Supreme Court
Massachusetts Trial Court Language Access Plan (2014)
Published by Chief Justice of the Trial Court Paula M. Carey, Court Administrator Harry Spence and in cooperation with the Language Access Advisory Committee, the purpose of Massachusetts Trial Court Language Access Plan (2014) available here, is to provide a framework for the provision of meaningful language assistance to those LEP individuals who come in contact with the Massachusetts Trial Court.
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
Massachusetts Trial Court
Report: California Strategic Plan for Language Access in the Courts (2015)
More than 200 languages and dialects are spoken in California. Without proper language assistance, Limited English Proficient (LEP) court users may be excluded from meaningful participation in the judicial court process.
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
Judicial Council of California