Content created by Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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Title VI: Language Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Other Health Emergencies: Training for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance (Department of Homeland Security, HHS Office for Civil Rights, and FEMA) - January 25 and February 2, 2023 - View the training, links to an external website, opens in a new tab
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Effective communication YouTube video on improving patient-provider communications: Part 1, links to an external website, opens in a new tab | Part 2, links to an external website, opens in a new tab | Part 3, links to an external website, opens in a new tab | Part 4 , links to an external website, opens in a new tab - OCR and The Joint Commission project to promote language access education.
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Medical School Curriculum Facilitator's Guide and PowerPoint: “Stopping Discrimination before it Starts: the Impact of Civil Rights Laws on Healthcare Disparities.” – A joint project of OCR, the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals, and Stanford University School of Medicine. (MedEdPORTAL: Pub Id #7740, links to an external website, opens in a new tab)
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Emergency Preparedness & Response PowerPoint: Avoiding Disasters for the “Special Needs Population” Effective planning, response, and recovery for the special needs population, consistent with Federal civil rights laws, opens in a new tab
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Adoption and Foster Care PowerPoint: "Ensuring the Best Interests of Children Through Compliance with MEPA and Title IV", opens in a new tab
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LEP Video on Breaking Down the Language Barrier: Translating English Proficiency Policy into Practice. (Departments of Agriculture, HHS, and Justice) English with CC, links to an external website, Spanish, links to an external website, Chinese, links to an external website, Vietnamese, links to an external website, Korean, links to an external website
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TANF PowerPoint: “Ignorance of Disability is No Excuse: Screening TANF Customers for Hidden Disabilities to Ensure Equal Opportunity,, opens in a new tab"
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Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight:OCR has joined with our partners in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Administration for Community Living (ACL) to publish a joint report, entitled “Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight,” focused on preserving the health, safety and well-being of individuals with disabilities who live in group homes. The joint report, issued on January 17, 2018, is a resource to help ensure that group homes are safe and healthy places for people with disabilities, as part of a spectrum of integrated options. Read the Report and Model Practices, opens in a new tab.