Providing Spanish Translation

The mother of a child with autism was a native Spanish speaker and didn’t understand what was happening in school with her child. The child, meanwhile, wasn’t receiving the proper services.

Cuddy Law Firm intervened, winning a decision from a hearing officer that the school deprived the child of a legally required free and appropriate public education.

The officer determined the child’s best option was enrolling in a day treatment program or a residential program. The officer directed the district to create a new individualized education program (IEP) for the child and place the child in the right setting.

Soon the child entered a residential program.

On top of that, the officer ordered the district to translate IEP documents into Spanish for the mother and provide an interpreter for IEP meetings. Now she could fully participate in making the best decisions for her child.