Thank you for sharing this and raising our awareness on
this issue. I will make sure to mention it now in my cultural
competency programs, something I was not doing before. We have had hear of
a few interpreters discriminating against their patients due to past
cultural traditions and lack of cultural competency training in their new
country.
______________________________
Izabel
Arocha, M.Ed. Cultural & Linguistic Educator and TCH
Multilingual Manager, Cambridge Health Alliance 617.665.1970
pager 617.546.0425
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Dear Colleagues
The Equality Act
has contingent provision to outlaw caste discrimination. Does anyone know of
health service or local authority responses? Any local research? Has anyone
included caste in EqIA? Any examples of good practice in tackling discrimination
in relation to services, workforce, governance?
I'd be grateful
for any thoughts or suggestions about this, kind regards,
Stephen
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