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Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Phoenix District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and several counties in New Mexico.

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This Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) provides training, information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible information technology (IT) to people in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

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Engages in advocacy, capacity building and systemic change that includes needed community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance that promote self determination for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

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Works to enforce and strengthen laws that protect the opportunities, choices and legal rights of people with disabilities in the state.

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Provides specialized services for persons over 60 to improve their quality of life, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.

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Investigates and resolves employment and housing discrimination complaints on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, familial status, disability or source of income, and enforces Utah's minimum wage, wage payment requirements, laws which protect youth in employment and the requirement that private employment agencies be licensed.

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The Antidiscrimination & Labor Division's Fair Housing focus is to administer and enforce Utah's Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, familial status, disability or source of income in the rental, purchase and sale of real property.

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Helps employers, employees, housing providers, tenants, realtors, bankers and the general public better understand their rights and responsibilities under the various laws we enforce.

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