A big thanks to Claudia Johnson at the very cool LawHelp Interactive who pointed me to a bunch of great resources.
The Sacramento Courts have one of the best legal glossaries in multiple languages.
She also pointed to the online interviews being created across the country for people who can not afford lawyers that are beind made available in English/Spanish. As she says "There is a huge movement to get the courts in the US to provide language services for all cases." Hallelujah! It's about time! This was one of the things that drove me out of court interpreting it drove me so crazy. She says:
Some of the forms have audio in Spanish: An example can be found here.
Some of the forms have “pop ups” where if the person clicks Espanol the interview proceeds side by side in English and Spanish: NYC Tenant Affidavit to Vacate a Default Judgment Program
And most of their interviews allow people to request printing the instructions in English and Spanish so that they know what do after they assemble the forms, like this
Many legal aid groups are working on making this type of service available, including Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Kansas, etc and it is a very good move forward in the area of access to justice."
I'll say! Thanks Claudia!
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