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.
The below is from http://www.justice.gov or the US Dept. of Justice.
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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