[humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at home with programs

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I am also going to contact Pastor Tom Anderson baptized and all of our communities of faith division and see if he has any ideas. I urge anyone else that has issues of similar sort with faith-based programs to contact him. I promise he will do more than just pray about it!

Ericka
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> On Jul 22, 2015, at 10:38 AM, Lisa Irving via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello all,
> 
> I'll take this a step further a while ago I applied for a job and a program run through the YMCA the building was old. They didn't want to hire me because they were worried about me climbing the stairs. I also know a woman who is visually impaired who was denied entrance into this particular program because they were worried about her climbing the stairs. Fortunately for her she was excepted into a Catholic homeless program from Lisa Irving
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>> On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:29 AM, justin williams via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Maybe even check the funding source.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Reyazuddin,
>> Yasmin via humanser
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:21 AM
>> To: Human Services Division Mailing List <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Reyazuddin, Yasmin <Yasmin.Reyazuddin at montgomerycountymd.gov>
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at home with
>> programs
>> 
>> Hi Ericka, 
>> Nonprofit or for profit, ADA applies to everyone. The organization cannot
>> refuse services just because they are located in a historical building. 
>> There are a few ways to tackle this matter. The ADA information centers or
>> the DOJ have resources to resolve this issue. Check out the website
>> www.ada.gov. They have technical assistance documents which address all your
>> issues. 
>> The county where you live or where this organization is located, should also
>> have an ADA compliance officer. Talk with them if the group gets county
>> funding. Most of these groups get some funds from the health departments. 
>> The nature of the primary functions of these groups is such that they have
>> to use funds through grants or in-kind from the government. 
>> Please let us know what you find out. Also we would like to know when the
>> matter is resolved. 
>> There have been cases under the ADA in similar circumstances. I know, as we
>> just reviewed them in a recent training. 
>> 
>> 
>> Yasmin Reyazuddin 
>> Aging & Disability Services 
>> Montgomery County Government 
>> Department of Health & Human Services 
>> 401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor) 
>> Rockville MD 20850 
>> 240-777-0311 (MC311) 
>> 240-777-1556 (personal) 
>> 240-777-1495 (fax) 
>> office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm 
>> Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille 
>> 
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>> Thank you.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> dotwriter1--- via humanser
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:04 AM
>> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
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>> Subject: [humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at home with
>> programs
>> 
>> Hi everyone. I think this is the perfect place to ask this question seeing
>> as we are all in Caring professions. I recently had lunch with my friend
>> Naomi who used to work at our local Salvation Army and then worked with our
>> local interfaith homeless shelter type program. She witnessed The supposedly
>> caring caseworkers snaking snap decisions about people with physical
>> disabilities not being able to participate in the programs. Now I realize
>> that it is church-based there for the ADA doesn't force them to do anything.
>> The current building is not handicapped accessible because of the historical
>> nature of the building. It is a former school built in the 1800s I believe.
>> At least one blind person with no other problems was denied and this is
>> wrong of course. Anyone have done education with these programs before? I
>> could contact people in my state and FB, but I'm looking for something from
>> you because you are in the human services field. Any ideas off line or
>> online would be appreciated. I am working with a non-prophet, Interfaith
>> human rights advocacy group to accomplish changes. They are fully behind me.
>> 
>> Ericka
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