Were you at the World Trade Center, in Lower Manhattan or, in some cases, parts of Brooklyn, or did you respond to the Pentagon or Shanksville, PA attack sites on September 11, 2001, or in the months following? Did you develop a physical or mental health condition as a result? You may be eligible for no cost healthcare and/or financial compensation from the federal government.

OLA has made great strides in ensuring New Yorkers can easily access state government programs and benefits no matter their preferred language. OLA’s accomplishments, in partnership with dozens of Language Access Coordinators overseeing their respective agencies’ provision of language access services, have reinforced New York State’s role as a national leader in providing language access services to the public.