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Order 13166 , this memorandum encourages federal agencies and federal funding recipients to evaluate the current accessibility of programs , resources , and information for LEP individuals and identify areas for improvement . It also recommends that agencies consider how to make their digital communications more welcoming to LEP community members .
On November 15 , 2023 , the federal government hosted a webinar commemorating the one-year anniversary of the memo ’ s release and shared updates about language access activities conducted by agencies in response . Over the course of the year , 46 federal agencies committed to strengthening their language access plans and as of November 15 , the Department of Justice had reviewed 35 plans .
Eighteen updated plans have been finalized and are available to view on the federal government website for language access at lep . gov / language-access-plans . Entities that updated their plans in 2023 included the Administrative Conference of the United States , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , Department of Agriculture , Department of Health and Human Services , Department of Homeland
Security , Department of Housing and Urban Development , Department of Justice , Department of Labor , Department of Transportation , Environmental Protection Agency , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , Farm Credit Administration , Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service , Institute of Museum and Library Services , National Council on Disability , National Endowment for the Arts , National Endowment for the Humanities , and U . S . Commission on Civil Rights . Additional federal agencies are still updating their plans and will aim to publish them in 2024 .
In addition to working with federal agencies on their language access plans , the Department of Justice has worked with stakeholders to strengthen language access in state courts . In October 2023 , the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division published a new fact sheet on language access in the court system that can be viewed at lep . gov / state-courts . The division also hosted a webinar commemorating the past decade ’ s language access activities in state courts and mapping the path forward to advance language access in the courts .
The Department of Justice has also continued leading another important project , the Law Enforcement Language
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Executive Order 13166 , “ Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency ,” signed on August 16 , 2000 .
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