Policy Manual

 
  1.MEP.1  

Public Accommodation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Compliance with Title III)      

Type: Procedure                 Category: General                 Level: Community Care 

Parties: Community Care Employees and Contractees

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Parent Effective Date Approval Level Revision Dates Last Reviewed
N/A  5-1-1997  Board    N/A
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1.      Community Care will provide persons with disabilities an opportunity to participate or benefit from all services as provided or offered to other individuals.This will be done in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual with a disability.Community Care will not use standards, criteria, or methods of administering services or facilities that screen out, exclude, or discriminate based on disability.

2.      Community Care will make any reasonable modification to policies, procedures, or practices to ensure equal opportunity to all persons to the facilities and services we offer.All structures, communication avenues, and alterations as needed will comply fully with all accessibility requirements.Auxiliary aids and services will be provided at no cost by Community Care as appropriate to any individual and as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

3.      Community Care will not discriminate against any person who is related to or associated with a person with a disability.

4.      Any public event sponsored or hosted by Community Care held outside of a Community Care facility will be held in a facility which is accessible to persons with disabilities.

5.      Community Care will employ a telephone device for the deaf (TDD) in each of its administrative offices and will display this fact and phone number in all its relevant published literature.