Dear Readers;
Some of you may have encountered the same problems as AR, one of our members. Apparently, AR has a mother that speaks a foreign language, so when the police come out to investigate, they say they can't do anything about financial abuse and exploitation.
However our investigator, Mr. Jim Simms found the below statute that MANDATES the use of a interpreter IF federal funds are accepted and IF there are sufficient funds (which is most always the case).
So, if you victims out there have been told by a federal agency "we can't do anything" because grandma or grandpa is from the old country and speaks no English, now you know YOUR HAVE RIGHTS--including the right to demand an interpreter to be present during the investigation.
Thanks so much Alyece and Jim Simms for bringing this to our attention. The more rights we know, the more we can stop courtroom and elder abuse.
Again, the laws are already there, we just need to KNOW and IMPLEMENT.
| Overview of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. As President John F. Kennedy said in 1963:
Simple justice requires that public funds, to which all taxpayers of all races [colors, and national origins] contribute, not be spent in any fashion which encourages, entrenches, subsidizes or results in racial [color or national origin] discrimination.
If a recipient of federal assistance is found to have discriminated and voluntary compliance cannot be achieved, the federal agency providing the assistance should either initiate fund termination proceedings or refer the matter to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal action. Aggrieved individuals may file administrative complaints with the federal agency that provides funds to a recipient, or the individuals may file suit for appropriate relief in federal court. Title VI itself prohibits intentional discrimination. However, most funding agencies have regulations implementing Title VI that prohibit recipient practices that have the effect of discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
To assist federal agencies that provide financial assistance, the wide variety of recipients that receive such assistance, and the actual and potential beneficiaries of programs receiving federal assistance, the U.S. Department of Justice has published a Title VI Legal Manual. The Title VI Legal Manual sets out Title VI legal principles and standards. Additionally, the Department has published an Investigation Procedures Manual to give practical advice on how to investigate Title VI complaints. Also available on the Federal Coordination and Compliance Website are a host of other materials that may be helpful to those interested in ensuring effective enforcement of Title VI.
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| Statutes and Regulations |
- Title VI Statute (ZZZHTML version) Department of Justice's Title VI Regulations (28 C.F.R. § 42.101 et seq.) (HTML or PDF) Department of Justice's Title VI Coordination Regulations (28 C.F.R. § 42.401 etseq.) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Justice's Guidelines for the Enforcement of Title VI (28 C.F.R. § 50.3) (HTML or PDF)
- Rulemaking actions to incorporate the Civil Rights Restoration Act's definitions of "program or activity" and "program" into regulations implementing Title VI, Section 504, and the Age Discrimination Act:
- Twenty-two agencies' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published December 6, 2000 (65 FR 76460) (HTML or PDF)
- Twenty-two agencies' Final Rule, published August 26, 2003 (68 FR 51332) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published May 5, 2000 (65 FR 26464) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Education's Final Rule (also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published November 13, 2000 (65 FR 68049) (HTML or PDF)
- Department of Health and Human Services' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (also includes amendments to Title IX regulations), published October 26, 2000 (65 FR 64194) (HTML or PDF)
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| Title VI Regulations of Other Federal Agencies |
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| Title VI Materials |
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| LEP Materials |
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Videos
Department of Justice
- Understanding and Abiding by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Department of Justice, Online Video
- Breaking Down the Barriers: Translating Limited English Proficiency Policy into Practice, Department of Justice, Online Video, (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean)
- Overcoming Language Barriers, Department of Justice, Online Video
Department of Health and Human Services
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| Publications |
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| What to do if you have a Title VI complaint, or have some questions on Title VI |
Please let us know if you have trouble understanding English or need help communicating with the Civil Rights Division. Ask for an interpreter or if translated material is available when you contact us. If you can, please tell us your language (or dialect).
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| This page was last updated on October 31, 2013 . |
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