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Ensuring Language Access and Effective Communication During Response and Recovery: A Checklist for Emergency Responders

This is a checklist for emergency responders for ensuring language access and effective communication during response and recovery activities

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Final

Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Issue Date: July 10, 1905

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