[FIRST NAME GOES HERE], get ready to help us celebrate Language Access Week!
Published 5 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader,
Language Access Week is happening NEXT WEEK, and we want your help in celebrating!
All week long, we’ll celebrate and share the world of language access with the greater Omaha community. Here’s how you can join in:
Make a Donation to Support Language Access:Help us reach our goal of raising $2000 for Language Access! Thanks to our sponsors Valmont Industries Inc., Emspace+Lovgren and Physicians Mutual, we have a match for funds raised during Language Access Week! To help us meet our goal, you can donate any time during Language Access Week (June 9-13).
Learn About Language Access: On Monday, we’ll be sharing the Language Access Week proclamation in a really special way, so tune into Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, to check that out! Also, if you’ve ever been curious about what Language Access looks like in our community, watch our social channels as we highlight partners who are doing the work! Make sure to give them some love this week too!
Share With Your Friends!: Language Access Week is our BIG opportunity to grow awareness about language access. Last year, we reached over 10,000 people - and this year, we want to reach even more! All week long, we'll be sharing about different facets of Language Access & highlighting local organizations who support it. If you see a post that speaks to you, we would LOVE IT if you shared it with your friends & followers!
RSVP: Hit “I’m going” to the Language Access Week on Facebook so your network can learn about Language Access, too!
Our empanada making event is full - thank you so much to everyone who made plans to join us!
You can click the button below to find a shareable page with all the ways to get involved - and you can read on below for more information about Language Access Week & what Language Access is!
Thanks to our generous Language Access Week sponsors (Valmont Industries Inc., Emspace+Lovgren and Physicians Mutual), we have a match for funds raised during Language Access Week, and our goal is to raise $2000 by midnight on June 13th.
Language Access needs our support more than ever – help make language access happen in our community by clicking the button below before June 13th, and you’ll help us meet our goal!
Are you passionate about Language Access and want to share more about it with your friends and family? We assembled some Frequently Asked Questions about Language Access to help you get started.
What is Language Access?
Language access helps make content accessible to everyone. This includes:
People of all ages and abilities
Those with cognitive disabilities
Individuals with low literacy skills
Those with limited English proficiency (also known as “LEP”)
Language access is the ability of people to communicate effectively and access information, services, benefits, and opportunities in their preferred language in all areas (including education, health care, legal, and community).
There are so many facets to language access – if you’d like to learn more, you can download our Frequently Asked Questions at the link below!
Language Access Week is a community effort, and we are thankful to our generous sponsors – Valmont Industries, Inc., Emspace+Lovgren and Physicians Mutual - for their support!
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