美国太空总署AFFIRMINGACCESSTOLEP-ODEO-NASA.PDF

F I N A L 4/ 13/05 Chinese (Mandarin) 美國太空總署 NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN/LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) 不因原國籍／有限英語能力(LEP) 而受歧視 AFFIRMING ACCESS TO LEP PERSONS IN NASA ASSISTED AND CONDUCTED PROGRAMS 確保有限英語能力者參與 美國太空總署協助與指導之計劃的 權利 F I N A L 4/ 13/05 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY –LEP The Federal Government and entities receiving Federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to ensure that persons who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) have meaningful access to the programs, services, and information those entities provide. This will require Federal agencies and private sector organizations alike to think outside the box for creative solutions to address the needs of this ever-growing population for whom English is not their primary language. 有限英語能力–LEP 聯邦政府和獲得聯邦財政協助的實 體必須採取合理步驟確保有限英語能力者(LEP) 實質參與 及獲得上述實體所提供的計劃、服務和資訊的機會。這將 要求聯邦機構和私人組織都能「打破固定思維」，針對 日益增加的非英語人士的需求提出有創意的解決方案。 Who is a Limited English Proficient Person? Persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, speak, write or understand English are considered LEP. These individuals may be entitled to language assistance with respect to a particular type of service, benefit, or activity provided by the Federal Government or private sector recipients of Federal financial assistance. 誰是有限英語能力者？ 不以英語為其主要語言者以及英語讀、說、寫或理解能 力有限者，這些都被認定為有限英語能力。這些個人或 有權得到聯邦政府或獲得聯邦財政協助的私營部門所提 供與特定種類服務、福利或活動有關的語言服務。 Who Must Comply and Who Can be Found in Violation? All programs and operations of entities that receive assistance from the Federal Government (i.e. recipients), including: State agencies, local agencies, and private and nonprofit ent