What is a Language Access Coordinator?
An agency Language Access Coordinator (LAC) is the designated employee of a covered entity with major public contact who coordinates and supervises his/her agencys Language Access activities and any other Language Access related endeavors undertaken to comply with the provisions of the Language Access Act. In consultation with the Language Access director, the Language Access Coalition, and the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA), Mayors Offices on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) and Office on Latino Affairs (OLA), the Language Access coordinator is tasked with creating and implementing his/her agencys Biennial Language Access Plan (BLAP). Additionally, LACs report out on all Language Access activities, challenges and successes to the Language Access director.
