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The Tidal Basin is adorned with 3000 of these, gifted to DC in 1912 by the mayor of Tokyo.
What are cherry trees?
This long-running NBC competition show features coaches spinning their chairs to select singers based on voice alone.
What is The Voice?
Individuals with Limited English Proficiency are legally entitled to receive meaningful access to information and services by federal agencies and funded entities.
Fact. Codified in Civil Rights Act, Title VI. Applied to language by Supreme Court in Lau v. Nichols (1974)
This style of coffee drink, originally from Italy, is made with a shot of espresso poured over a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.
What is an affogato?
Aang and his friends ride this flying bison.
Who is Appa?
This historic U Street restaurant is known for its half-smokes and shakes, and has been visited by celebrities from around the globe.
What is Ben’s Chili Bowl?
This reality competition show, now in its 30+ seasons, strands contestants in remote locations where they compete to avoid being voted off.
What is Survivor?
In some rare cases, federally funded agencies can refuse to provide services to an LEP individual unless they can provide their own interpreter.
Myth: This is a violation of the law and could be grounds for litigation!
This Old Town Alexandria waterfront area is packed with restaurants and is a popular dining destination just across the river from DC.
What is King Street (or Old Town Alexandria)?
The final element which Aang learns to bend.
What is Earth?
Running nearly 200 miles between Georgetown to Cumberland, MD, this artificial waterway once carried coal and goods but is now a popular biking and boating route.
What is the C & O Canal?
In 2022, Will Smith walked onto the Oscars stage and slapped this comedian.
Who is Chris Rock?
DC government agencies and funded entities are legally required to provide interpretation and translation at no cost to the Deaf or LEP person who requires it.
Fact. Provided for by DC Language Access Act of 2004.
DC is home to one of the largest populations of people from this East African country, making its cuisine — injera, wat, and tibs — a staple of the local food scene.
What is Ethiopia?
After their adventures end, Zuko and Aang eventually co-found this marvelous futurustic metropolis, which Avatar Korra eventually calls home many years later.
What is Republic City?
Wheaton Metro station boasts the longest one of these in the entire western hemisphere!
What is an escalator?
This critically acclaimed FX show is set in a fine dining Chicago restaurant.
What is The Bear?
Getting written documents translated ensures meaningful access to Deaf and LEP people in almost all cases.
Myth: LEP people often require interpretation to achieve meaningful access to services.
This dessert is made from pistachio pudding, pineapple, crushed nuts, marshmallow, and carries the name of a scandalous Washington DC hotel.
What is the Watergate Salad?
This tea shop in Ba Sing Se prospered under the business savvy management of Iroh and Zuko.
What is the Jasmine Dragon?
This famous resident of the National Zoo was rescured from a forest fire as a cub, and became a charismatic symbol for conservation for decades.
Who is Smokey the Bear?
Millions of people quote this famous Star Wars line as "Luke, I am your father" — but that's not what Darth Vader actually says. What is the real quote?
What is "No, I am your father"?
Organizations with multilingual staff drawn from the local community may not always need a formal language access plan.
Myth: Having a language access plan in place is necessary to ensure compliance with the law and meet obligation to serve Deaf and LEP individuals.
This Navy Yard restaurant, known for its wood-fired Levantine cuisine, was named the #1 restaurant in DC by Washingtonian magazine in 2025.
What is Albi?
Toph's signature martial arts style was inspired by the movements of the subterranean badgermoles living in nearby caves. Toph and the badgermoles have this in common.
What is blindness?