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Language Access in 2026: What does it all mean?
The ALC Webinar

Language Access in 2026: What does it all mean?

Date: June 24, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM EDT
Format: Online Webinar
Pricing: Free for the ALC members | $50 for non-members

This ALC webinar will clarify what language access means in practice in 2026, bringing together perspectives from community-based organizations, legal experts, and municipal leaders.

Participants will gain practical language for client conversations, strategies for building stronger community partnerships, and insight into how stakeholders are approaching implementation today.

The session is designed to help the ALC members move beyond compliance and navigate language access with confidence, clarity, and a focus on sustainable solutions.

Speakers and Moderator

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Legal / Policy Expert

Pooja Dadhania

Professor of Law, California Western School of Law

Pooja Dadhania is a Professor of Law at California Western School of Law, where she teaches immigration, asylum and refugee law, and civil procedure. Her research focuses on language access in the immigration system. She previously represented asylum seekers and survivors of abuse and clerked in federal appellate and district courts.

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Community-Based Organization Representative

Luis López Reséndiz

(Acting) Director of Interpreting, Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo

Luis López Resendiz is CIELO’s Director of Operations and a Ñuú Savi advocate committed to Indigenous rights and visibility for Indigenous migrants in the United States. A UC Berkeley graduate, poet, and media contributor, he also hosts the Tu’un Dali Podcast, created by and for Indigenous communities.

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Municipality / Government Perspective

Jennifer Vivar-Wong

Language Access Manager, City of Boston

Jeniffer Vivar Wong is Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Language and Communications Access for the City of Boston. She leads efforts to ensure residents who speak languages other than English and people with disabilities can access city resources, programs, events, and information through inclusive, coordinated language and communications access.

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Moderator

Danielle Gregor

ALC / Subcommittee Leadership

Danielle Gregor is the second-generation owner of Sign Language Interpreting Professionals, where she leads strategy, operations, and administration. A certified interpreter raised bilingually with Deaf grandparents, she is committed to quality communication access, interpreter mentoring, and workforce inclusion. She serves on the ALC Board and ASTM F43 leadership.

Register on the ALC Website

Join the conversation and gain practical tools to navigate today’s language access landscape with confidence.

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