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Strategy A: Comply with federal guidelines addressing access and inclusion: Executive order 13116, Title VI Language access act, CLAS Standards
02/15/2019
Core Functions > Address language, culture, literacy, and access barriers in all published materials and activities
Comply with federal guidelines addressing access and inclusion: Executive order 13116, Title VI Language access act, CLAS Standards.
Learn more about StrategyStrategy 7: Establish guidance and measure progress toward diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence
09/24/2018
Performance Measurement > Establish guidance and measure progress toward diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence.
Include cultural brokering in MCH Competencies for LEND trainees, and in interdisciplinary training within UCEDD/LEND training programs. Skills include learning how to find, recognize and collaborate with cultural brokers.
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LEND Fellows Past and Present Lead Multicultural Autism Action Network
Maren Christenson Hofer joined the MNLEND Fellowship cohort this 2018-2019 year. As the parent of an autistic child, she is keenly aware of challenges faced by families trying to navigate educational, medical, therapeutic, and other support and service systems to ensure that their autistic children's needs are met. Maren currently serves as a leader in the Multicultural Autism Action Network (MAAN), a non-profit organization built on the idea that navigating autism support and service systems can be incredibly complex for families, and even more overwhelming when differences in culture, language, and power dynamics are at play.
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Maximizing Leadership Potential in Racial and Ethnic Minority LEND Trainees
The LEND programs of the PacWest region have worked together and consistently sought ways to strengthen interdisciplinary leadership training and achieve a diverse MCH workforce over the past four years. We began the process by identifying barriers and gaps in supporting and mentoring racially and ethnically diverse LEND trainees.
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