Pasadena Unified School District (CA): In August 2012, OCR resolved a complaint alleging that the District discriminated based on disability and national origin language minority status. The District agreed to develop a plan to ensure that assistive technologies that are necessary for the provision of a free appropriate public education, or FAPE (to comply with Title II of the ADA), are ordered, received, and given to students with disabilities in a timely manner. The District also agreed to create and implement administrative guidelines for its staff outlining procedures for the provision of oral interpreting and written translation to parents/guardians with limited proficiency in English during all special education processes.

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