These training slides will help advocates:
– Learn how victim experiences can affect interpretation
– Articulate the dynamics of domestic violence in English and the target language
– Assess how the language of sexual violence impacts a victim’s story
Related Resources
Language Justice in Legal Services, 2019
Published by Management Information Exchange Journal
This article positions language justice as a critical
part of effective and inclusive legal services, and introduces a framework for assessing and strengthening practices for servicing individuals who do not communicate in English as their dominant language.
From Language Access to Language Justice: Centering Survivors’ Voices in the Anti-Violence Movement, 2019
A Language Justice approach allows agencies to engage diverse organizations, local communities, stakeholders, and victims/survivors in anti-violence initiatives, placing everyone on equal footing through interpretation, translation, and other strategies for equal communication
Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence Victims, 2016
Information, tips, tools, and resources for ensuring language access in service agencies.
Language Access Policy Template, 2016
Use this template to create a language access plan for your agency.
API-GBV
June 2015