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"I Speak" Cards

In 2000, PALS for Health initiated an innovative 3-year community campaign to raise awareness and educate Limited English Language Proficient (LEP) patients about language rights. Many Lep health consumers are afraid to exercise their language rights for fear of retribution, and many do not have the language capability to say, "I need an interpreter for my health care appointment." In order to support LEP consumers' access to health care interpreters PALS for Health collaborated with several community-based organizations that have long established relationships with target ethnic groups to conduct a 30-minute workshop where health consumers were educated about:
  • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
  • Patients' legal right to request interpretation services from health care facilities;
  • Roles and responsibility of health care facilities that accept federal financial assistance; and 
  • How to use the language identification card ("I Speak" card)

PALS for Health developed the "I Speak" card as a tool for both the health consumer and health care staff. The purpose of this "I Speak" card was to enable the patient to ask for an interpreter him/herself, help health care staff immediately identify the language spoken by the patient, educate health care staff about Title VI, and the patient's need for an interpreter.
Download & Print "I Speak" Card
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PALS for Health is a division of Special Service for Groups
515 S. Columbia Ave. Suite 320 
Los Angeles, CA 90017
P:  (213) 553-1818   |   F:   (213) 553-1876   |    E:  info@palsforhealth.org
                                     
  • Home
  • About Us
    • History
    • Client List
    • Employment
    • "I Speak" Cards
    • Know Your Language Rights >
      • Title VI
      • CLAS Standards
      • "In the Absence of Words": Shared Stories
  • Translation
    • REQUEST TRANSLATION
    • Translator Qualifications
    • Translation Process
    • Testimonials
    • FAQ
  • Interpretation
    • REQUEST INTERPRETER >
      • CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETATION
      • SIMULTANEOUS/CONFERENCE INTERPRETATION
    • Interpreter Qualifications
    • Testimonials
    • FAQ
  • Trainings
    • TRAINING CALENDAR
    • Professional Training & Continuing Education
    • Connecting Worlds 40-Hour Interpreter Training Course >
      • Customized Training Courses
      • Workers Comp.
    • Cultural Competency Training Course
    • Additional Continuing Education Training Courses
    • Testimonials
    • FAQ
  • Language Assessment
    • SCHEDULE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
    • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Payment
    • Donations
  • Interpretation Survey
  • Translation Survey
  • Community Outreach & Education
  • Community Calendar
  • PALS Corner