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Development,ChicagoRegionalOffice,RalphMetcalfeFederalBuilding,77WestJacksonBoulevard,
Chicago,Illinois60604,VOICE:1‐312‐353‐5680,orTTY:1‐312‐353‐7143.
CivilRightsofInstitutionalizedPersonsAct
UndertheCivilRightsofInstitutionalizedPersonsAct,theAttorneyGeneralmayinitiateacivilrights
lawsuitwhenthere
isreasonablecausetobelievethattheconditionsaresignificantenoughtosubject
residentstoseriousharmandtheyarepartofapatternorpracticeofdenyingresidents'constitutional
orfederalrightsincludingTitleIIoftheADAandSection504oftheRehabilitationAct.Tobringamatter
totheattentionoftheDepartmentofJustice,contacttheU.S. DepartmentofJustice,CivilRights
Division,950PennsylvaniaAveNW,Washington,D.C.20530,VOICE1‐877‐218‐5228.
IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct
UndertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,ifaparentdisagreeswiththeproposedIEP,he/she
can
requestadueprocesshearingfromtheMichiganDepartmentofEducation.Tocontactthe
MichiganSpecialEducationMediationProgram(MSEMP)call1‐800‐RESOLVE,sendanemailto
[email protected],
orcompleteanonlinerequestontheMSEMPwebsiteat:https://msemp.cenmi.org. Thestateagency'sdecisioncanalsobeappealedtoa
stateorfederalcourt.Formoreinformationabout
thisactandyourrights,contacttheOfficeofSpecialEducationandRehabilitativeServices,U.S.
DepartmentofEducation,400MarylandAve.,SW,Washington,DC20202‐7100oryoumaycallVOICE:
1‐202‐245‐7468.
Section504oftheRehabilitationAct
Under
Section504oftheRehabilitatio nAct,noqualifiedindividualwithadisabilityintheUnitedStates
shallbeexcludedfrom,deniedthebenefitsof,orbesubjecttodiscriminationunderanyprogramor
activitythateitherreceivesfederalfinancialassistanceorisconductedbyanyexecutiveagencyorthe
U.S.Postal
Service.Ifyoufeelthatyouhavebeendiscriminatedagainstbyanagencyreceivingfederal
moneybasedondisability,youcanfilea504complaintwithanappropriateagencybycontacting
contactOfficeofCivilRights,U.S.DepartmentofEducation,400MarylandAve.SW,Washington,DC
20202‐1100,CustomerService:
800‐421‐3481,Fax:202‐453‐6012,TDD:877‐521‐2172,E‐mail:
ElliottLarsenActandPersonswithDisabilitiesCivilRightsAct
Ifyouarearecipientwhobelievesthatyouhavebeendiscriminatedagainstinyourjobbecause ofyour
race,gender,maritalstatus,etc.,
youareprotectedunderMichigan's“ElliottLarsenAct”.Ifyoubelieve
youhavebeendiscriminatedagainstbasedupondisability,youareprotectedunderMichigan’s
“Persons
withDisabilitiesCivilRightsAct”.Forinformationregardingeitheroftheselaws,ortofileacomplaint,
contacttheMichiganDepartmentofCivilRights,110W.MichiganAvenue,Suite800,Lansing,Michi gan
48933,VOICE:1‐800‐482‐3604,TTY1‐877‐878‐8464goonlinetowww.michigan.gov/mdcrorsendan
emailtoMDCR‐INFO@michigan.gov.