Nondiscrimination Statement
IPRO complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or genetic information. IPRO does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, sex, genetic information, disability, religion, income status, or Limited English Proficiency. No person shall, on the grounds or race, color, national origin, sex, genetic information, age, disability, religion, income status, or Limited English Proficiency be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by IPRO regardless of whether those programs and activities are federally‐funded or not.
IPRO shall:
Provide free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- TTY relay communication services
- Qualified sign language interpreters
- Written information in other formats (e.g., large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats, etc.)
Provide free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Qualified interpreters
- Translated information written in other languages
If you need these services, please contact Tierre Jeanné-Porter, Esq., IPRO’s Vice President of Legal, Compliance and Contracting by calling (516) 507-9036 or via email at tjeanne-porter@ipro.org.
You can file a complaint if you believe that IPRO has failed to reasonably provide you with assistance to meaningfully access Limited English Proficiency services or if you feel that you have been discriminated against in the provision of IPRO services or assistance on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, genetic information, , religion, income status, or Limited English Proficiency. If you need help filing the complaint, please contact Tierre Jeanné-Porter, Esq., IPRO’s Vice President of Legal, Compliance and Contracting at our headquarters, which is located at 1979 Marcus Avenue Lake Success, NY 11402, by calling (516) 507-9036 or via email at tjeanne-porter@ipro.org.
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/smartscreen/main.jsf, or by mail or phone at:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centralized Case Management Operations
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, TDD: 800-537-7697
OCR complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.
