Settlement: Driver’s test available in more languages

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced the settlement of a federal civil rights complaint it filed last year against the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles for refusing to provide language-interpreter services to clients who spoke any language other than English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Under a “compliance plan” filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the DMV has acknowledged its obligations under federal law to provide meaningful access to programs and services for all individuals with limited English proficiency, including translating driver’s license exams into other languages, according to a Sept. 22 news release. The resolution of the complaint is an important victory for new immigrants in the state who are still learning English but need to be able to drive, according to the ACLU. •

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