Sentences with phrase «services by persons with disabilities»

Review existing policies, practices and procedures for serving customers and make changes to those that exclude or limit participation and access to their goods and services by persons with disabilities.

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Employees are trained on how to interact with people with disabilities who are accompanied by a service animal.

MaRS will permit any person with a disability who is accompanied by a guide dog or other service animal to enter MaRS premises (those areas open to the public) with the service animal and keep the animal with him / her.

Clients who wish to provide feedback on the way MaRS provides services to people with disabilities can do so through e-mail, mail, in person or by telephone.

Scenic Caves Nature Adventures ensures all staff will be properly trained on how to interact with people with disabilities who are accompanied by a service dog.

The rights and positions of people with learning disabilities are not judged by juries of their peers but by systems where power is held by «lords» — commissioners, social workers, service providers, psychiatrists, judges and politicians.

Even though most of the response has been led by the UN and international organisations, persons with disabilities are still being overwhelmingly excluded from the most basic services.

As we move towards 2019, we must develop a more comprehensive and coordinated approach towards making, as far as is practicable, electoral services accessible to categories of voters that are traditionally marginalized by society especially women, youths and persons living with disabilities.»

The support the «Stand by me» campaign has had from chief constables is extremely encouraging, but this must filter down to frontline officers if people with a learning disability are to receive the service they deserve.

To date, 40 out of the 44 police services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have signed up to the «Stand by me» police promise to improve how they serve people with a learning disability and tackle hate crime.

Global Contact Services, the North Carolina - based company that runs Access - A-Ride, the MTA's transit service for people with disabilities, is the subject of an inquiry by the authority in response to the workers» persistent complaints.

SUFFERN, NY (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Susan M. Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation, will be testifying today at a legislative hearing held by state Sen. David Carlucci and Assembly Member Eileen Gunther to discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision is affecting services to people with developmental disabilities in New York.

The rally is being held to protest the reduction of services proposed by Governor Cuomo that will affect the state Office of Mental Health, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Compound that by the introduction of a new, mandated rate scheme that will prevent nonprofits from accumulating any future reserves, and the likely scenario is that organizations will go out of business, people will lose their jobs and individuals with developmental disabilities will lose services.

By Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb Direct Care employees are compassionate, hard - working people who provide a vital service to those with developmental disabilities.

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To accomplish the project's goals, MRC will incorporate the research and program concepts developed by Marc Gold and Associates — national leaders in Customized Employment, and WIPA Public Benefits Planning Program service into the model to assist people with disabilities to choose, obtain, and maintain employment.

It is Hanna Andersson's policy to ensure that persons with disabilities have a full and equal opportunity to benefit from the goods and services offered by Hanna Andersson through the www.hannaandersson.com website.

The BnH project is particularly important for Numilog, on the one hand because it offers a real service to people with various disabilities, on the other hand because it shows the added value brought by digital technology to reading and to a better access to reading.

However, one of the main goals of the recent changes within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Federal law that protects persons with disabilities, was to reduce misrepresentations committed by people who falsely claim that their pets are servDisabilities Act (ADA), the Federal law that protects persons with disabilities, was to reduce misrepresentations committed by people who falsely claim that their pets are servdisabilities, was to reduce misrepresentations committed by people who falsely claim that their pets are service animals.

«Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma is honored to have Titus, Donny and Uli not only improve the lives of people with physical disabilities but also help dogs in need by donating blood,» said Jennifer Richard, President of the Board of Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma.

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has been proven unconstitutional in many courts and has even been addressed by the US Federal Department of Justice as unallowable as it robs people with disabilities their right to choosing a pet that meets their specific service and therapy needs.

This is in response to the wave of legal action taken by people with disabilities who use pit bulls as service animals.

In 2016, Donna won «Hero to the Animals Award» by Smart Dog Training Systems for her support of service dogs for people with disabilities.

(a) A person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal or a person who is accompanied by a service animal in training from liability for damage caused by the service animal or service animal in training.

Any person who violates the provisions of P.L. 1977, c. 456 in a manner not otherwise prohibited by P.L. 1945, c. 169 (C. 10:5 - 1 et seq.), or who fits a dog with a harness of the type commonly used by blind persons in order to represent that such dog is a guide dog when training of the type that guide dogs normally receive has not in fact, been provided, or who otherwise intentionally interferes with the rights of a person with a disability, who is accompanied by a guide or service dog, or the function or the ability to function of a guide or service dog, shall be fined not less than $ 100 and not more than $ 500.

(d) An individual with a disability is liable for damage caused by a service animal if it is the regular policy and practice of the public accommodation to charge nondisabled persons for damages caused by their pets.

Service dogs, which are trained to perform tasks for a person with a disability, were first used by people with vision and hearing impairments.

Adam talks about the latest scam people are using to take their dogs into bars and restaurants and the difference between emotional support dogs vs. true service dogs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

NAIA strongly supports the work performed by service animals to assist people with physical, sensory, psychiatric, and / or mental disabilities.

This Section shall not apply to guide dogs or service dogs used by blind persons, visually impaired persons, deaf persons, hearing impaired persons, and other persons with physical disabilities who have been taught to use such dogs at a qualified dog guide or service school.

Frankovich, Thomas E. Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities Assisted by Guide, Service, Signal Dogs and Other Service Animals: A Practical Guide to Protection and Advocacy.

Additional laws such as the Department of Transportation's Air Carrier Access Act, the Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Act, and the Federal Rehabilitation Act protect the rights of people with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals in a wide variety of circumstances under which the ADA may not be applicable.

While people with a disability have the right to have their service dog with them, the business also has the right to not have their day to day operations disrupted by a dog who isn't ready to be working in public.

As defined by the American Disabilities Act, a service dog is any dog assisting a person with a disability and the animal must be trained to do a task for the person.

Service animals allowed for persons with qualifying disabilities as identified by ADA.

His contributions have been recognized within the arts community by the National Art Education Association Award for Distinguished Service, 1993; National Art Education Association Museum Educator of the Year, 1991; New York State Governor's Award for Visual AIDS and A Day Without Art, 1990; and the New York State Governor's Award for the Museum of Modern Art's program for people with hearing disabilities, 1984.

SDCI provides accommodations by request for physical access, communications, or other needs to ensure services, activities, and programs are available to people with disabilities.

[3] In his Application the applicant alleges that he was denied services by the respondent because he is a person with a disability.

VLS staff and attorney volunteers assist by providing free legal services to individuals and families, such as helping victims of abuse end violent relationships, connecting persons with disabilities with medical and financial benefits, and keeping people out of homelessness by defending against wrongful evictions and foreclosures.

The policies must deal with the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities to obtain, use or benefit from the goods, services or facilities or with the availability of other measures, if any, which enable them to do so..

Second, to align the language in the Customer Service Standard with the Information and Communication Standard, the section would specify that obligated organizations must ensure their feedback process is accessible to persons with disabilities by providing or arranging for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports, upon request.

Your policies and practices must address the use of assisted devices by persons with disabilities to obtain, use or benefit from your organization's goods or services, or the availability of other measures which will enable them to do so (i.e., wheelchairs, scooters, hearing aids, crutches, canes, etc..)

It is a cornerstone of human rights law that governments and private persons governed by that law have a duty to take positive action to ensure that members of disadvantaged groups, such as persons with disabilities, benefit equally from services offered to the general public.

The LCO Disabilities Report identifies the following barriers experienced by persons with disabilities because of the attitudes of those that implement the law, at 42 — 43: (1) heavy judgment and negative assumptions experienced by persons with mental health disabilities, particularly the homeless; (2) lack of support systems, stigma and fear experienced by persons with mental disabilities, which may also lead to increased contact with police and contribute to their criminalization; (3) reluctance to acknowledge the validity of (and therefore to accommodate) persons with disabilities, particularly those with learning, environmental, and chronic fatigue disabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services aDisabilities Report identifies the following barriers experienced by persons with disabilities because of the attitudes of those that implement the law, at 42 — 43: (1) heavy judgment and negative assumptions experienced by persons with mental health disabilities, particularly the homeless; (2) lack of support systems, stigma and fear experienced by persons with mental disabilities, which may also lead to increased contact with police and contribute to their criminalization; (3) reluctance to acknowledge the validity of (and therefore to accommodate) persons with disabilities, particularly those with learning, environmental, and chronic fatigue disabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services adisabilities because of the attitudes of those that implement the law, at 42 — 43: (1) heavy judgment and negative assumptions experienced by persons with mental health disabilities, particularly the homeless; (2) lack of support systems, stigma and fear experienced by persons with mental disabilities, which may also lead to increased contact with police and contribute to their criminalization; (3) reluctance to acknowledge the validity of (and therefore to accommodate) persons with disabilities, particularly those with learning, environmental, and chronic fatigue disabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services adisabilities, particularly the homeless; (2) lack of support systems, stigma and fear experienced by persons with mental disabilities, which may also lead to increased contact with police and contribute to their criminalization; (3) reluctance to acknowledge the validity of (and therefore to accommodate) persons with disabilities, particularly those with learning, environmental, and chronic fatigue disabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services adisabilities, which may also lead to increased contact with police and contribute to their criminalization; (3) reluctance to acknowledge the validity of (and therefore to accommodate) persons with disabilities, particularly those with learning, environmental, and chronic fatigue disabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services adisabilities, particularly those with learning, environmental, and chronic fatigue disabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services adisabilities; and (4) suspicion and contempt towards persons with disabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services adisabilities seeking services and supports, which may lead to persons within the legal system interpreting and applying laws in ways that frustrate or deny people's rights to those services and supports.

The Social Worker position is part of a CLSMF initiative functioning in an outreach / support capacity designed to provide integrative links to services for adult clients with MH or other qualifying disabilities The CLSMF Social Worker is responsible for supporting clients» basic needs by fielding referrals to / from the legal staff as part of a person centered, holistic approach to helping a diverse, at - risk client population in the Volusia County service area.

We have established policies, practices and procedures for the delivery of our legal services to persons with disabilities, as required by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act («AODA») and its disabilities, as required by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act («AODA») and its Disabilities Act («AODA») and its regulations.

Torkin Manes LLP is committed to maintaining an accessible environment for persons with disabilities by serving our clients in a manner which respects their dignity and independence, and permits equal access to our legal services.

The use of assistive devices, service animals and support persons by persons with disabilities

Allow persons with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animal on your premises that are open to the public, unless the animal is excluded by another law.