SECTION:  Departmental                                        POLICY NUMBER: D-C-06

                      Confidentiality, Privacy, Client Rights  

SUBJECT:  Equal Opportunity/Non-discrimination     EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 2006

                                                                             REVISION DATE(S):

 

 

POLICY

 

It is the policy of the Pierce County Department of Human Services to uphold compliance with state and federal statutes, regulations, policies, and standards relating to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all service and program areas.

 

No client or potential client shall be excluded from participation, be denied benefits, or otherwise be subject to discrimination in any manner on the basis of race, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, religion, age, political belief or affiliation, disability or association with a person with a disability, or sexual orientation.  Language access services will be provided to persons with limited English proficiency.

 

 

REFERENCES

 

 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

45 CFR Part 80

Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 111, Subchapter 11

Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter DWD 218

 

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