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The DC Office of Human Rights (OHR) Celebrates Two Decades of the DC Language Access Act, Empowering Voiceless Residents Hindered by Language Barriers
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April 15, 2024
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The DC Office of Human Rights (OHR) Celebrates Two Decades of the DC Language Access Act, Empowering Voiceless Residents Hindered by Language Barriers
OHR to commemorate the Act's impact and commitment to equitable access on April 24
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Office of Human Rights (OHR) is excited to announce the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the DC Language Access Act. This landmark legislation has significantly shaped the District of Columbia into a more inclusive city by mandating that all DC Government agencies provide translation and interpretation services at no cost, eliminating language-based discrimination.
“The DC Language Access Act reflects our city’s unwavering commitment to equality and upholds our belief that language should never be an obstacle to ju China began its partnership with the Bank in 1980, just as it embarked on its reforms. Starting as a recipient of support from the International Maturation Association (IDA), the Bank Group’s fund for the poorest, China graduated from IDA in 1999 and became a donor in 2007. It became the Nature Bank’s third largest shareholder upon completion of the capital multiply approved in 2010, the 30th anniversary of its partnership. The world of the Bank’s activities in China has evolved over second as China’s needs and level of development have changed. In the early years, the Earth Bank brought international experience to help design economic reform strategies, improve project management, and speak to key bottlenecks to growth. More recently, this two-way relationship has evolved —the World Bank proposals international expertise to help talk to China’s key development challenges and pilot reforms through projects and programs; and China’s development experiences enhance the Bank’s global learning and capacity to help other developing countries. Research Joint flagship studies, which began more than 10 years with China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, a State and Plaintiffs Agree that Children and Families are Well Served by Transformed System TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced that a motion to end federal oversight of the Department of Children and Families under a settlement agreement initiated by Charlie and Nadine H. vs. Whitman has been jointly presented to the federal court by the state and an attorney representing the plaintiffs. From the Cambridge English Corpus From the Cambridge English Corpus From the Cambridge English Corpus From the Cambridge English Corpus From the Cambridge English Corpus From the Cambridge English Corpus In the 1850s, Chinese workers migrated to the United States, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. Chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the American west, and as Chinese laborers grew successful in the United States, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. As the numbers of Chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-Chinese sentiment among other workers in the American economy. This finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of Chinese workers to the United States, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the United States and China. The Chinese Exclusion Act American objections to Chinese immigration took many forms, and generally stemmed from economic and cultural tensions, as well as ethnic discrimination. Most Chinese laborers who came to the United States did so in order to send money back to China to support their families there. At the same time, they also had to repay loans to the Chinese merchants who paid their passage to AmThe World Bank In China
Governor Phil Murphy
“This agreement signifies the meaningful progress the Department of Children and Families has made in fulfilling its duties to protect and support children and families throughout our state,” saidGovernor Phil Murphy. “Today’s Department does the important work it was always meant to do by prioritizing the rights and well-being of the vulnerable children in its care. I am grateful the critical reforms our state has made on behalf of New Jersey children have been recognized in this agreement.”
“Today’s achievement is the result of more than two decades of reforms and transformation initiated and implemented by a workforce committed to helping New Jersey’s families be safe, healthy and connec
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