Sentences with phrase «discrimination based on disabilities in»

It wasn't until the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 that individuals were legally protected against discrimination based on disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and public and private places that are open to the general public.

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CSWA prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability and marital or familial status.

Section 15 (1) states: Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

CODA is an independent political organization that mobilizes residents, activists, and neighborhood groups — anyonewho wants to join in struggling for political, economic and cultural power for the community and an end to discrimination based on class, race, gender, age, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.

The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on a person's race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.

He has focused his work, including two recent amendments — one to recruit, and the other to memorialize lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members who have served honorably and with distinction in the Armed Forces — as well as to eliminate all forms of discrimination based on color, race, religion, gender, sex, creed, disability, sexual orientation or national origin.»

Discrimination based on sex, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, national origin, age, or sexual orientation is contrary to the view of science as a collegial process which promotes cooperation and collaboration and in which work is judged without regard to the personal or social attributes of individual scientists.

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and its affiliates administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination or based on any protected characteristics such as race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or Veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, national laws, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13496, the Vietnam Era Veterans» Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4214 (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 7903), regulations, and guidelines.

Children living in conflict, child labourers and those facing discrimination based on ethnicity, gender and disability are the most affected.

Such conduct shall include, but is not limited to, threats, intimidation or abuse based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex; provided that nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a denial of admission into, or exclusion from, a course of instruction based on a person's gender that would be permissible under Education Law sections 3201 - a or 2854 (2)(a) and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. section 1681, et seq.), or to prohibit, as discrimination based on disability, actions that would be permissible under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Brooke Charter School does not discriminate in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its services, programs and activities, on the basis of race, color or national origin, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI); on the basis of sex, in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; on the basis of disability, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); or on the basis of age, in accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1974 (ADEA).

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activitieIn accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activitiein admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activitiein, its programs and activities.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with Harmony Public Schools in Texas, to ensure compliance by its charter schools with federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, national origin and disability.

These simple changes are called 504 accommodations, named after Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which bans discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability in federally funded programs.

describing how the United States Department of Education (US ED) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) would be approaching their enforcement of laws prohibiting discrimination in schools on the basis of disability status and laws prohibiting discrimination in schools on the basis of race and national origin.

No person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, political or religious beliefs, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by this School, except as provided by law.

107; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; 29 C.F.R. Part 1614; Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government; Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low - Income Populations; Executive Order 13087, Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government; Executive Order 13160, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Sex, Color, National Origin, Disability, Religion, Age, Sexual Orientation, and Status as a Parent in Federally Conducted Education and Training Programs; Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations governing the processing of complaints of discrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and managemeDiscrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations governing the processing of complaints of discrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and managemediscrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and management directives.

The Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR) enforces civil rights laws and regulations, which prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion and age in employment and the provision of government services.

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel DOT regulations implementing the Air Carrier Access Act, which prohibits discrimination in airline service based on dDisability in Air Travel DOT regulations implementing the Air Carrier Access Act, which prohibits discrimination in airline service based on disabilitydisability.

Implementing equal opportunity laws and policies to prevent discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, and disability status, as well as protecting individuals against reprisal / retaliation for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation into alleged discriminatory practices, or opposing discriminatory practices

-- The remedies and procedures set forth in section 204 (a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a - 3 (a)-RRB- are the remedies and procedures this title provides to any person who is being subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of this title or who has reasonable grounds for believing that such person is about to be subjected to discrimination in violation of section 303.

The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel and requires air carriers to accommodate the needs of passengers with disabilities.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $ 100,000 for failing to appropriately record and respond to complaints about the carrier's treatment of passengers with disabilities, violating DOT's rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act which prohibits discrimination in air travel on the basis of disability.

Implementing equal opportunity laws and policies to prevent workplace discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, and disability status, as well as protecting individuals against reprisal / retaliation for filing a charge of workplace discrimination, participating in an investigation into alleged discriminatory practices, or opposing discriminatory practices.

The U.S. Fair Housing Act of 1968 and its amendments provide protection against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability and familial status, but in an announcement on July 2 HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, John Trasvina noted «Our job to prevent and control housing discrimination is not complete until we address 21st Century issues.»

In Ontario, the Human Rights Code protects the «right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability» and also protects against discrimination based on the intersection of multiple of these grounds.

You will not, and will not allow or authorize others to, use the Services, the Sites or any Materials therein to take any actions that: (i) infringe on PetSmart Charities» or any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual or proprietary rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including those regarding export control); (iii) are defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, harassing, invasive of privacy, stalking, harassment, abusive, tortuous, hateful, constitute discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sex, disability or other protected grounds, or are pornographic or obscene; (iv) interfere with or disrupt any services or equipment with the intent of causing an excessive or disproportionate load on PetSmart Charities or its licensors or suppliers» infrastructure; (v) involve knowingly distributing viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines; (vi) involve the preparation and / or distribution of «junk mail», «spam», «chain letters», «pyramid schemes» or other deceptive online marketing practices, or any unsolicited bulk email or unsolicited commercial email or otherwise in a manner that violate any applicable «anti-spam» legislation, including that commonly referred to as «CASL»; (vii) would be or encourage conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international laws or regulations; (viii) involve the unauthorized entry to any machine accessible via the Services or interference with the Sites or any servers or networks connected to the Sites or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Sites, or attempt to breach the security of or disrupt Internet communications on the Sites (including without limitation accessing data to which you are not the intended recipient or logging into a server or account for which you are not expressly authorized); (ix) impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, one of PetSmart Charities» or another party's officers or employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Sites; (xi) collect or store personal data about other account users or attempt to gain access to other account users» accounts or otherwise mine information about other account users or the Sites, or interfere with any other user's ability to access or use the Sites; (xii) execute any form of network monitoring or run a network analyzer or packet sniffer or other technology to intercept, decode, mine or display any packets used to communicate between the Sites» servers or any data not intended for you; (xiii) attempt to circumvent authentication or security of any content, host, network or account («cracking») on or from the Sites; or (xiv) in PetSmart Charities» sole discretion, are contrary to PetSmart Charities» public image, goodwill, reputation or mission, or otherwise not in furtherance of our Vision of a lifelong, loving home for every pet.

It is the policy of IVHS not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with the Inland Valley Humane Society on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran.

Tennessee Arts Commission Nondiscrimination Policy No person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, or sex shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination of services, programs, and employment provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission and its contracting agencies.

In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and applicable federal, state, and local laws, and our institutional values, The Cooper Union does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military status, marital status, partnership status, familial status or any other legally protected characteristic, in admissions, financial aid, or employment practices, or in the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athleticIn compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and applicable federal, state, and local laws, and our institutional values, The Cooper Union does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military status, marital status, partnership status, familial status or any other legally protected characteristic, in admissions, financial aid, or employment practices, or in the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athleticin admissions, financial aid, or employment practices, or in the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athleticin the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athletics.

An Anti-Discrimination Policy or Equal Employment Opportunity («EEO») policy is a document that defines how a business will take measures to eliminate and prevent discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age, in all of its employment practices.

(g) engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status in conduct related to the practice of law.

Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

In the well - known case of Canada v Buffett, however, Buffett successfully argued that the failure of the Canadian Forces to pay for in intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male service members while paying for in vitro infertilization (IVF) for female service members constituted discrimination on the basis of sex and disabilitIn the well - known case of Canada v Buffett, however, Buffett successfully argued that the failure of the Canadian Forces to pay for in intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male service members while paying for in vitro infertilization (IVF) for female service members constituted discrimination on the basis of sex and disabilitin intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male service members while paying for in vitro infertilization (IVF) for female service members constituted discrimination on the basis of sex and disabilitin vitro infertilization (IVF) for female service members constituted discrimination on the basis of sex and disability.

As will be discussed in this post, the CJEU did not quite go as far as to accept that obesity is a disability, but it did recognise that, in some cases, differential treatment on the basis of obesity can amount to disability discrimination.

On April 27, 1982, Canada received a new Charter of Rights and Freedoms containing an «equality rights» provision in Section 15 which specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of «mental or physical disability»On April 27, 1982, Canada received a new Charter of Rights and Freedoms containing an «equality rights» provision in Section 15 which specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of «mental or physical disability»on the basis of «mental or physical disability».

Regulations were issued in 2016 that define the details of compliance with Section 1557 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, age, disability and sex.

Existing Mechanism: The United States prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical and mental disability in its Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Supreme Court of Canada Decision: No Prima Facie Discrimination The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, with the majority confirming that the employer terminated Stewart for breaching the Policy's requirement to disclose his drug use, and that discrimination based on his disability was not a factor in the termination of hDiscrimination The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, with the majority confirming that the employer terminated Stewart for breaching the Policy's requirement to disclose his drug use, and that discrimination based on his disability was not a factor in the termination of hdiscrimination based on his disability was not a factor in the termination of his employment.

[92] For the above reasons, I find that the respondent infringed the applicant's right to be free from discrimination based on family status and disability when it terminated his employment in June 2012.

In a recent Human Rights Tribunal decision, 1 the Applicant, Timothy Pritchard, filed an Application under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H. 19, as amended (the «Code»), alleging discrimination with respect to employment on the basis of disability.

The committee's proposal «moves beyond the comment to craft a distinct rule within the black letter of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct prohibiting lawyers from engaging in harassment and knowing discrimination in conduct related to the practice of law» against people on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status.

[5] The applicant contends that the requirement that she have and certify that she had «transsexual surgery» in order to obtain a birth certificate which accorded with her gender identity infringed her right to equal treatment without discrimination on the basis of sex and / or disability with respect to services contrary to s. 1 and s. 11 of the Code.

The BC Human Rights Tribunal found that his disabilities were a factor in the University's termination of his residency, which constituted discrimination based on a mental disability.

Nevertheless, the applicant filed an application alleging discrimination on the basis of disability, claiming that the provision of a sign language interpreter was the only reasonable accommodation in the circumstances.

Mr. Stewart, through his union representative, filed a complaint alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of a disability (addiction) contrary to the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act.

It also faced legal fees of $ 67,518 in relation to a human rights case over discrimination against an employee on the basis of disability.

Employers should review the Commission's policy position and Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability and assess whether their current policies and practices are in compliance.

Reports from Canadian human rights commissions, including the AHRC, discussed below, indicate that discrimination in employment based on disability is not only a perceived problem, but a real one.

The AHRA protects individuals from discrimination by the Alberta government or persons in Alberta's private sector based on a number of grounds, including on the basis of physical disability or mental disability, and in respect of the following activities: notices (including newspaper ads, posters, publications, etc.); goods, services, accommodation or facilities customarily available to the public; employment practices or employment advertising; tenancy; and membership in a trade union.