Walk through the process of filling out a language access planning tool for your organization.

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By 2027, it is projected that the immigrant share of the population in the United States will hit 14.8%, it’s highest in U.S. history [Pew Research Center]. Here in Indiana, we have welcomed refugees from more than 160 countries and have over 100 languages used among our residents. In addition, at least 10% of the U.S. population was either born or have become Deaf or hard of hearing.

If your organization serves the public, you’ve likely come into contact with community members who have language barriers—immigrants, refugees and the Deaf and hard of hearing community.

To better serve the community and open up your doors to more consumers, your organization can create a language access plan to:

• Research the language demographics of your service area
• Identify opportunities where language barriers may occur
• Understand the resources you currently have available and need to seek out
• Outline how to put language access measures in place and identify roles and responsibilities with this plan

Join us on Wednesday, March 17th from 12 – 1 p.m. EST to walk through a language access planning tool to get started on your roadmap to become more accessible and inclusive to these populations. LUNA Language Services President, Marina Hadjioannou Waters will be utilizing real data from a local nonprofit partner, Exodus Refugee Immigration, to exemplify how this document may be constructed and discuss its usefulness to your organization.

Charitable Advisors President, Bryan Orander, will be moderating the event.

📋 Note: Participants will be provided with the language access planning tool before the event in hopes that they are able to fill out their own plan throughout the course of the discussion.

🎥 We will be recording the session and sending a link of the recording out to all registered participants.

🤟 An ASL interpreter will be provided for this event.

🤝 This event is free to attend, but we request that you consider an optional donation to our nonprofit partner for this event, Exodus Refugee Immigration.

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More about the speakers:

👤 Bryan Orander, President of Charitable Advisors

Bryan Orander is President of Charitable Advisors and Publisher of the Not-for-profit News in Indianapolis. The Charitable Advisors team provides resources and connections to central Indiana nonprofits through the weekly e-newsletter and Nonprofit Job Board while providing executive search and planning services to individual nonprofits.

👤 Marina Hadjioannou Waters, JD, MPH, President of LUNA Language Services

Marina has dedicated 20 years of her career and academic interests advocating for the civil, political and cultural rights of communities facing discrimination. After participating in research for disability determinations as a young psychology graduate, she pursued her Master’s Degree in Public Health focusing on Community Health Practice. In her role as President, Marina oversees the growth of the company by managing contracts and establishing outreach programs with community partners. She provides Title VI consulting to clients and the community, as well as speaks publicly on the important topics of nondiscrimination, multiculturalism, and corporate social responsibility.