ARE YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION FAMILIAR WITH TITLE VI AND ITS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS?

Did you know that if any part of your organization receives federal money, grants, subsidies or most other kinds of U.S. government assistance, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000, et seq., applies to you? This law prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from discrimination in their programs or activities based on race, color, or national origin. According to the United States Supreme Court, language-based discrimination equates with national origin discrimination.

How does it pertain to your organization? Regardless of the amount of money received, Title VI requires you to provide people who do not speak English well with “meaningful access” to your services. “Meaningful access” means that federal financial aid recipients must provide limited English proficient people with assistance in their native languages, by using, for example, interpreters and translated “vital” documents.

FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GUIDANCE OBLIGATE FEDERAL SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS TO:

• Implement effective Title VI training for all relevant staff
• Develop a five point Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan
• Apply the Department of Justice’s recommended four factor analysis to the provision of services to LEP individuals
• Utilize effective outreach to LEP communities.

How do you do that? Take our online training course offered by the leading specialist in the area of Title VI and Title VI compliance, former DOJ prosecutor, Bruce L. Adelson and by Bromberg & Associates, Translation and Interpretation Company and provider of online education programs for interpreters and language services consumers.

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What will you learn? The program will provide the following information: how to develop a five point Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan; methods to implement effective Title VI training for all relevant staff; how to apply the Department of Justice’s recommended four factor analysis to the provision of services to LEP individuals; and on how to utilize effective outreach to LEP communities.

Conduct Risk Management now by taking the online course and remember possible Consequences of Title VI Non-Compliance:

• Federal lawsuits by individuals alleging national origin discrimination
• Compliance Reviews by your federal funder
• Termination of federal assistance

Additional Readings:

Title VI, Limited English Proficiency and the Public Lawyer by Bruce Adelson

Excerpt from a New York Times article with commentary by Bruce Adelson

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