LITIGANTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

 Table of Contents

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CHAPTER 1:  LITIGANTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.................... 17

Introduction........................................................................................................................  18

Synopsis Of Findings.........................................................................................................  20

Legal Analysis....................................................................................................................  21

Open Legal Analysis as Separate Document...

Research Methodology......................................................................................................  25

Community Agency Survey

                  Table 1: Who is meeting the need for interpreter services?

PA Association of Court Management Survey

Philadelphia Court Interpreter Services Study

Public Hearing Testimony.................................................................................................  31

Lack of Standardized Means For Provision of Interpretation Services

Lack of Standards For Interpreter Qualifications

Interpretation and Bilingual Staffing Need To Be Enhanced At the Initial Contact with the System

Need For Judiciary Training

Rapid Growth of Pennsylvania's Non-English Speaking Population

Cultural Differences Within Minority Communities

Other State Systems And The State Court Interpreter Certification Consortium............  36

General Findings................................................................................................................  38

Recommendations..............................................................................................................  43

Endnotes............................................................................................................................  44

Endnotes #10-#27

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