News Archive 2008

November 2008

•  Voluntary Resolution Agreement signed with NY Schenectady County Department of Social Services - 11/18/08

September 2008

• State of Hawaii Department of Human Services (serving a state population of more than 1.2 million) signs statewide Settlement Agreement to ensure limited English proficient persons receive equal access to its programs and services.

July 2008

• 7/1/2008 - State of Georgia signs statewide Olmstead Settlement Agreement to ensure individuals with disabilities receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.
• 7/1/2008 - New OCR Success Stories: Olmstead/New Freedom Initiative/community Integration for Persons with Disabilities

April 2008

• Recent Civil Rights Complaint Resolutions: - 4/30/08

•  Arizona hospital and trauma center (150,000 patients yearly) agrees to ensure that patients who are deaf or hard-of hearing receive timely auxiliary aids, including sign language interpreters or video interpretation services.
•  New York social services agency (4025 food stamp users monthly) agrees to ensure that clients who are deaf or hard-of hearing receive timely auxiliary aids, including sign language interpreters.
•  New York hospital and trauma center (56,000 patients yearly) agrees to ensure that patients who are deaf or hard-of hearing receive timely auxiliary aids, including sign language interpreters or video interpretation services.
•  Virginia county social services department (100,000 residents) develops and issues a service animal policy in order to appropriately serve persons with disabilities who use service animals.
•  Northern California Nursing Home chain makes 200 additional nursing home beds available to people living with HIV/AIDS.