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Rights of People Who Have Limited Proficiency in English
1) Is discrimination based on National Origin Prohibited by Federal Civil Rights Laws?
2) Do government agencies have to provide language assistance to people who have limited English skills?
3) Can anyone who does not speak English as their primary language or has limited abilities to understand or communicate in English be considered a person who is LEP?
4) Are service organizations, hospitals or professionals like doctors or lawyers, required to provide
language assistance to a person who is LEP?
5) How can an agency, organization or professional provide language assistance to people who are LEP?
6) Can an agency, organization or professional require a person who is LEP to provide their own
interpreter or require them to pay for interpreting services?
7) Can an agency, organization or professional rely on a friend or family member of the person who is LEP to interpret for them? If not, who is qualified to be an interpreter?
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