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Language Accessibility Law

Language Accessibility Law is a legislative framework that mandates equitable access to public services, information, and institutions for individuals with limited proficiency in the dominant language, distinguished by its specific focus on linguistic rights and accommodations as a means of ensuring social inclusion and non-discrimination.

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Authors

10

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Language Rights LawLinguistic Rights Legislation

Parents

Publications

6

The Medical Tongue: U.S. Laws And Policies On Language Access

Mara Youdelman · Health Affairs · 2008 · 78 citations

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Communication Access to Businesses and Organizations for People with Complex Communication Needs

Barbara Collier, Sarah W. Blackstone, Andrew Taylor · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · 2012 · 50 citations

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Beyond cultural competence: language access and Latino civil rights.

Layla P Suleiman · PubMed · 2003 · 39 citations

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Can we talk about the right to healthcare without language? A critique of key international human rights law, drawing on the experiences of a Deaf woman in Cape Town, South Africa

Hanne Jensen Haricharan, Marion Heap, Fons Coomans et al. · Disability & Society · 2012 · 34 citations

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Strengthening Language Access Rights for Patients With Limited English Proficiency

Allison Squires, Mara Youdelman · Journal of Nursing Regulation · 2019 · 28 citations

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Authors

13

  1. MY
    Mara Youdelman

    National Health Law Program, United States

    2 publications · 106 citations

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  2. MH
    Marion Heap

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  3. SW
    Sarah W. Blackstone

    Google (United States), United States

    1 publications · 50 citations

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  4. JM
    Juan Manuel Fernández

    Hospital Universitario de San Vicente Fundación, Colombia

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. LL
    Leslie London

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    1 publications · 34 citations

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Institutions

10

  1. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  2. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  3. DePaul University

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  4. Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    102 citations

  6. Learning Partnership

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  7. Centre for Nursing Innovation

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  8. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Nursing Regulation

    JNR · 1 publications · 28 citations

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  2. Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    AAC · 1 publications · 50 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 1 publications · 39 citations

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  4. Health Affairs

    1 publications · 78 citations

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  5. Disability & Society

    1 publications · 34 citations

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