The MICI project is a collaboration among Partners for Inclusive Communities, SeSo, Inc. and MEI and funded by the Arkansas Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities.
The goal of MICI is to reduce communication barriers to accessing disability supports and services in the Arkansas Marshallese community by providing training and information that is communicated in culturally and linguistically appropriate methods.
Bilingual Resources
Resources available in English and Marshallese
Ewi Wāween Juon Jōmjerā
This flipbook was created by Julie Petty and Kiah Hall as part of the Safety and Sexual Violence Prevention project at Partners for Inclusive Communities.
Ellaajrak in Kabbobo Ilo Ien Idiñ
Glossary - English/Marshallese*
Adult Protective Services
Located within the Division of Aging, Adult and Behavior Health Services, they investigate reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of people age 18 and older residing in the community who have a mental or physical impairment, who may not understand the danger of remaining in the situation, and are unable to protect themselves e.g. (in home protective services)
Juōn būrookram ñan jipañ kejpārok im bōbrae riito ro, ro reutamwe im bareinwōt baamle ko aer jen jorāān, im armej ro renaj kakkure er im rejeļā ke rejjab maroñ jeļā ta ko ej waļok ñan er
Orthopedic Impairment
Orthopedic impairment includes impairments caused by congenital anomaly (e.g., clubfoot, absence of an arm/leg, etc.), impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis, etc.), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns which cause contractures).
Utamwe im mojno ilo majeļ ak dri ippen juōn armej
In United States' law, a misdemeanor is a crime less serious than a felony. If a person is convicted of a misdemeanor, they may have to pay criminal fines and could receive a jail sentence of up to one year. If a person is convicted of a felony, however, it can result in a prison sentence for at least one year or longer, the fines will be greater, and depending on the crime, the maximum penalty could be a death sentence.
Juōn jorāān ak bōd eo edrikļok jen juōn jorāān, eļapļok nae etan felony im ekkā an ilok kaje na e, ikkijjen bakkiiñ ak kalbuuj jidik wōt iien.
Misdemeanor
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual disability is a term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life. Children with intellectual disability might have a hard time letting others know their wants and needs, and taking care of themselves. Intellectual disability could cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than other children of the same age. It could take longer for a child with intellectual disability to learn to speak, walk, dress, or eat without help, and they could have trouble learning in school.
Some of the most commonly known causes of intellectual disability – like Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, genetic conditions, birth defects, and infections – happen before birth. Others happen while a baby is being born or soon after birth. Still other causes of intellectual disability do not occur until a child is older; these might include serious head injury, stroke, or certain infections.
Utamwe in kōlmenlokjen ak Intellectual disability ej juōn naan eo rej kōjerbal e ñan kōmeļeļeki juōn eo im e limit ñan an katak ilo ļebōļ ko im jerbal ko an moūr in. Ajiri ro im ewōr disability in ibeir jet ien eben ñan maroñ kōjeļāki ro jet kin aikuij kab kōnaan ko aer im wawein aer maroñ lale er make. Intellectual disability emaroñ kōman menin an juōn ajiri raļaak ilo an katak im raļaak an ekatak jen ajiri ro jet.
Emaroñ men bwe en ben an ajiri ro kenono, etetal, ekanaak an nuknuk, im bareinwōt mōñā make, im bareinwōt jab likkun eman an kōman an katak ilo mōn jikuuļ eo. Jet ian un ko bwe ajiri eo en maroñ in bed ilo naan in intellectual disability ej Down Syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, genetic conditions, birth defects, and infections - men ko im rej waļok mokta jen an juōn ajiri lōtak. Jet ian men kein rej waļok ilo an ajiri eo lōtak tok ak elikin wōt an lōtak. Bōtaab ej wōr wōt nañinmej ko im rej waļok ilo tōre ne ajiri eo enaj ritto. Men kein remaroñ waļok jen juōn ien eo ekar joraan bōran ajiri eo, stroke, im bareinwōt infection ko jet.