Civil Rights Compliance Information
The Department of Health Services Affirmative Action/Civil Rights
Compliance (AA/CRC) Office works with the Department's contractors,
grantees, sub-grantees and other providers that receiving federal
financial assistance through the Department to ensure compliance with
federal and state laws, regulations and departmental policies and
procedures prohibiting discrimination in employment and service
delivery.
The AA/CRC Office is responsible for developing and implementing the
Department's Civil Rights Compliance Requirements for entities that
receive federal financial assistance through the Department. Federal civil
rights laws apply equally both to the Department and to its contractors,
sub-contractors, and vendors when Federal financial assistance is
extended. Federal Civil Rights Laws and other statutes such as; Title VI
and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act
of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The American with
Disability Act of 1990, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, as amended, and other applicable regulations confer analogous
authority to the Department to develop and implement likewise assurances
of compliance of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors that operate
programs, services and activities with federal financial assistance. The
AA/CRC Office also investigates discrimination complaints against
contractors, subcontractors and vendors receiving Federal financial
assistance.
This webpage provides links to informational resources to make
programs, services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities
as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Funded Recipients, Sub-recipients, Contractors and Vendors receiving
federal and state funding from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
(DHS), Department of Children and Families (DCF), and the Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development (DWD) are required to submit a Civil
Rights Compliance (CRC) Letter of Assurance and in some instances must
complete a Civil Rights Compliance (CRC) Plan for the period of January 1,
2010 to December 31, 2013. Funded recipients and sub-recipients include
counties, municipalities, school districts, universities, profit and
non-profit entities, and certain vendors. The following page contains the
Instructions and Templates essential to completing the CRC Letter of
Assurance and for completing a CRC Plan to meet civil rights compliance
requirements.
Provides funded recipients, sub-recipients, contractors and vendors
with informational resources and other links to data sources to assist
contractors and subcontractors to complete their Civil Rights Compliance
Plan.
Civil
Rights Compliance Training
DHS, DCF, and DWD presents a live webcast technical assistance session
for recipients, sub-recipients, contractors, sub-contractors and vendors
to help them complete the new Civil Rights Compliance Requirements for
period of 2010-2013. The live webcast took place on November 4, 2006. A
list of questions and answers from the webcast will be posted here shortly
after the webcast. YOu can view the archived Webcast by following the link
below.
A webcast took place on Friday, November 20, 2009.
The purpose of this webcast is to discuss the
intersection of culture, immigration, and language as they relate to
providing culturally relevant services to Latina immigrant victims of
domestic violence.
The Department of Health Services and Department of Workforce Development presented a webcast recorded on
February 6, 2006 for Agency Directors, Equal Opportunity Coordinators (EOC),
Limited English Proficiency Coordinators (LEPC), and Compliant
Coordinators (CC), roles and responsibilities in implementing and
monitoring their agency's Equal Opportunity, Limited English Proficiency,
and overall Civil Rights Compliance. This webcast is still current and
should be used to satisfy the training requirements for Agency Directors,
EOC, LEPC, and CC during the next compliance period of 2010 - 2013.
This page contains Limited English Proficiency information on resources
and training for recipients, sub-recipients, contractors and
subcontractors of Department of Health Services, Department of Children
and Families and Department of Workforce Development to use.
Last Revised: December 02, 2009
|
