Legislative Policy and Research Office
The mission of the Language Access Team is to provide meaningful access to the legislative process for individuals who communicate using languages other than English. We are committed to supporting these individuals in engaging with lawmakers by providing American Sign Language and spoken language interpretation and translation services. This page shares how to request services, answers to frequently asked questions, and resources to engage with the legislature.
View a version of this page in Spanish translated by the language access team translators. For a copy of this page translated in another language by translators please email languageaccess@oregonlegislature.gov or call 503-986-1813. Google translate is also available for use in the legislative website, the language access team has not reviewed the accuracy of these translations.
In Oregon, an estimated 15 percent of the population 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. More than half of those speak Spanish. An estimated 220,000, or 5.5 percent of the population 5 years and older, report speaking English less than very well. Additionally, nearly 5 percent of Oregonians have hearing difficulties. Our goal is to support every Oregonian, regardless of hearing abilities or language spoken, in engaging with the legislative process.
To make a request please email languageaccess@oregonlegislature.gov or call 503-986-1813.
LPRO will use its best efforts to provide requested services within three business days of the date the request is made, but more time may be required for specific requests to be fulfilled.
Upon request, we offer the following:
The following services are available without a request:
These resources serve as guides to help Oregonians learn about and engage in the legislative process. The ASL resources and Spanish resources were prepared by the language access team. For a copy of a resource in another language, please email languageaccess@oregonlegislature.gov or call 503-986-1813.
Two interpreters use stenomasks to provide real time interpretation services.
An interpreter provides sign to speech interpretation for a person testifying.
An interpreter provides speech to sign language interpretation.
A Spanish language interpreter interprets testimony from Spanish to English while an ASL interpreter provides speech to sign language interpretation.
The Language Access Team can be reached by email at languageaccess@oregonlegislature.gov
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Legislative Policy and Research Office
The Language Access Team can be reached by email at languageaccess@oregonlegislature.gov.
