Language Access in New York State: A Snapshot from a Community Perspective
Leave your thoughtsExecutive SummaryThe state government provides New Yorkers with a multitude of services and benefits necessary for their survival and…
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Suffolk County Joins City and State Agencies in Providing Translation & Interpretation for Govt Services
Leave your thoughtsAcross New York, members of MRNY celebrate another critical civil rights victory for immigrants. On November 14, 2012, Long Island’s…
Budget Provision Requires Pharmacies To Translate Prescription Instructions
Leave your thoughtsThe 2012-2013 budget signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on March 30 contains a provision that requires pharmacies…
Drug Rule Breaks Language Barrier
Leave your thoughtsALBANY — Hoping to avoid medical mix-ups, the state will require pharmacies to provide customers with information about the drugs…
VICTORY! New York State Passes Landmark SafeRx Legislation
Leave your thoughtsOn March 30, Governor Cuomo and the New York State legislature passed the landmark “SafeRx” legislation to ensure that all chain and…
New York Pharmacies Face New Regulations
Leave your thoughtsIncluded in the budget that passed on Friday were new regulations for New York’s chain pharmacies. The regulations are designed…
Local Partnership Helps S.I. Immigrants Learn English
Leave your thoughtsWhen David Suarez arrived on Staten Island from Mexico some five years ago, one of his first priorities was learning…
Ordenan servicio de traduccion en agencias estatales
Leave your thoughtsTras años de presión por parte de grupos inmigrantes y más de una decena de intentos legislativos, el gobernador Andrew…
Nueva York: líder nacional a favor de comunidades inmigrantes
Leave your thoughtsJavier H. Valdes es Vice Director de Se Hace Camino Nueva York Ayer en la mañana, el gobernador Andrew Cuomo…
Cuomo: NY to translate forms into other languages
Leave your thoughtsALBANY,N.Y.— Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered state agencies Thursday to translate documents and provide interpreters in six languages for immigrants seeking…