National Center for Cultural Competence

National Center for Cultural Competence - Georgetown University
* See their newsletter for up to date info on cultural competency
* Links to federal programs on cultural equality
* Read about their topical conference call offerings
* Good info about upcoming conferences and workshops

New Web-based Toolkit

The Health Research and Educational Trust, with its partners, is pleased to present this Toolkit for collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language information in health care organizations. It is designed to help hospitals, health systems, community health centers, health plans, and other potential users in understanding the importance of accurate data collection, assessing organizational capacity to do so, and implementing a framework designed specifically for obtaining information from patients/enrollees about their race, ethnicity, and primary (preferred) language efficiently, effectively, and respectfully.

Legal Precedent Set for Web Accessibility

Federal Judge Sustains Discrimination Claims Against Target; Precedent Establishes That Retailers Must Make Their Websites Accessible to the Blind Under the ADA. Please read this important news release at the Yahoo News Website.