Blind man fails U.S. citizenship test because it wasn't available in Braille
KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. — Lucio Delgado was looking forward to the day in which he could become a U.S. citizen. The 23-year-old permanent resident is completely blind and moved to the U.S. six years ago from Mexico for a better life. “Over here I was going to get the education I couldn’t get In Mexico,” Delgado told CBS Chicago. “I was going to be someone. I was going to make my family here and there proud.”
Learning English through school and the radio, Delgado believed he was ready to take the U.S. Citizenship test after practicing all the questions.
On May 21, Delgado completed the oral portion of the exam and spelled the words like Thanksgiving and president correctly, but failed the test after a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer couldn't provide Delgado with a Braille copy of the exam. “Unfortunately, you were unable to read a sentence in the English language,” a letter sent to Delgado by USCIS said. “Regrettably, you were unable to achieve a passing score on the reading portion of the naturalization test.”
USCIS spokespeople said they began offering the test in Braille to blind applicants in November, months after Delgado took it. Since the incident, pro bono attorney Darcy Kriha who handles cases involving Americans with Disabilities Act has taken on the case.
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