Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council Supporting Lanuage Access in Schools
Grantee: National Association of Educational Translators & Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL)
Project Background
Spanish speaking families who have students with I/DD need:
- To receive quality language access in schools.
- To receive the supports and services they need through quality language access.
- To be aware of their language access rights.
Schools need:
- To be aware of their legal obligations to provide quality language access.
- To be aware of language access best practices.
- To have access to qualified providers for interpretation and translation services.
Project Description
Highlights of this project will include:
- Trainings for school leaders about their legal obligations to provide language access. The trainings will be statewide, virtual trainings.
- Coaching sessions for school leaders who complete the trainings. The coaching will help school leaders apply what they learned.
- A database of qualified interpreters.
- Outreach to Latinx and other emergent bilingual families with students who have I/DD.
- A train the trainer program about language access and education advocacy for a select group of bilingual families and students who have I/DD. They will share their new skills with their schools.
- A family support hotline for Spanish speaking and other emergent bilingual families, common in Missouri.
National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL) awarded $200,000 for Supporting Language Access in Schools
The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) awarded the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL) with a $200,000 grant to support language access in schools. “I…
Project Lead
Rita Brusca-Vega, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus, Special Education
Purdue University Northwest
vegar@pnw.edu
Co-Director, EdPractices, Support & Services for Teachers
Board Member, National Association of Educational Translators & Interpreters of Spoken Language (NAETISL)
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Project Website: Missouri Language Access Project - Naetisl