Notice of Beneficiary Protection

Because programs administered by the Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities are supported in whole or in part by financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, we are required to provide you the following information.

(1) We may not discriminate against you based on religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice.
(2) We may not require you to attend or participate in any explicitly religious activities (including activities that involve overt religious content such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization) that may be offered by our organization, and any participation by you in such activities must be purely voluntary.
(3) We must separate in time or location any privately funded explicitly religious activities (including activities that involve overt religious content such as worship, religious instruction, proselytization) from activities supported with direct Federal financial assistance.
(4) You may report violations of these protection, including any denials of services or benefits by an organization, by filing a written complaint with the U.S. Department of Education at BeneficiaryNoticeComplaints@ed.gov 

This written notice must be given to you before you enroll in the program or receive services from the program, unless the nature of the service provided, or exigent circumstances make it impracticable to provide such notice before we provide the actual service. In such an instance, this notice must be given to you at the earliest available opportunity.

Aviso escrito sobre protecciones al beneficiario

Debido a que los programas administrados por la División de Empleo e Independencia para Personas con Discapacidades cuentan con el respaldo total o parcial de asistencia financiera del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU., debemos brindarle la siguiente información.

(1) No podemos discriminarlo por motivos de religión o creencia religiosa, por su negación a mantener una creencia religiosa o por negarse a asistir o participar en alguna práctica religiosa.
(2) No podemos exigirle que asista o participe en ninguna actividad explícitamente religiosa (incluidas actividades que involucren contenido religioso abierto, como adoración, instrucción religiosa o proselitismo) promovida por nosotros, y cualquier participación suya en estas actividades deben ser puramente voluntarias.
(3) Debemos separar en tiempo como en ubicación toda actividad explícitamente religiosa financiada de manera privada (incluidas actividades que involucren contenido religioso abierto como adoración, instrucción religiosa, proselitismo) de las actividades apoyadas con asistencia financiera federal directa.
(4) Puede denunciar violaciones de esta protección, incluida cualquier denegación de servicios o beneficios por parte de una organización, presentando una queja por escrito ante el Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. al BeneficiaryNoticeComplaints@ed.gov