Non-discrimination Notices
Notice Informing Individuals About Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements and Sample Nondiscrimination Statement:
Discrimination is Against the Law Tri-County Vision Associates complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Tri-County Vision Associates does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Tri-County Vision Associates: • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: ○ Qualified sign language interpreters ○ Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats) • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: ○ Qualified interpreters ○ Information written in other languages If you need these services, contact Andrea Dawley. If you believe that Tri-County Vision has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Andrea Dawley, 16 Walnut Street, Willimantic CT 06226, 860-423-2565, , fax 860-423-8058. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Andrea Dawley is available to help you. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD) Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.
ATTENTION: If you speak Spanish, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 860-423-2565.
Tri-County Vision cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo.
ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 860-423-2565.