Legal Information


Nondiscrimination in Services and Employment

 

The provisions of services and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age, or sex.


Program services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include, but are not limited to, equipment redesign, the provision of aids, and the use of alternative service delivery locations. Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods.

Equal Employment Opportunity

An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures, and practices will be designated to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age, or sex.

Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees.

Any employee who believes he or she has been discriminated, or any individual/client, (and/or their guardian) who believs they have been discriminated against, may file a complaint with the following entities:

Association of Child Daycare Providers Inc.
3125 Reach Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134

 

PA Human Relations Commission

711 PA State Office Building

1400 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA 19130

 

Office for Civil Rights

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Suite 372, Public Ledger Building

150 S. Independence Mall West

Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111

Department of Public Welfare

Bureau of Public Welfare

Rm 223, Health and Welfare Building

Harrisburg, PA 19130

DPW Bureau of Equal Opportunity

SE Regional Office

1105-B Phila State Office Bldg

1400 Spring Garden Street

Philadelphia, PA 19130-4088