Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Issue Date: July 10, 1905
Training Materials
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Effective communication YouTube video on improving patient-provider communications: Part 1
| Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 - OCR and The Joint Commission project to promote language access education. -
Medical School Curriculum Facilitator's Guide and PowerPoint: “Stopping Discrimination before it Starts: the Impact of Civil Rights Laws on Healthcare Disparities.” – A joint project of OCR, the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals, and Stanford University School of Medicine. (MedEdPORTAL: Pub Id #7740
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Emergency Preparedness & Response PowerPoint: Avoiding Disasters for the “Special Needs Population” Effective planning, response, and recovery for the special needs population, consistent with Federal civil rights laws - PDF
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Adoption and Foster Care PowerPoint: "Ensuring the Best Interests of Children Through Compliance with MEPA and Title IV" - PDF
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LEP Video on Breaking Down the Language Barrier: Translating English Proficiency Policy into Practice. (Departments of Agriculture, HHS, and Justice) English with CC, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
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TANF PowerPoint: “Ignorance of Disability is No Excuse: Screening TANF Customers for Hidden Disabilities to Ensure Equal Opportunity, - PDF"
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Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight:OCR has joined with our partners in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Administration for Community Living (ACL) to publish a joint report, entitled “Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight,” focused on preserving the health, safety and well-being of individuals with disabilities who live in group homes. The joint report, issued on January 17, 2018, is a resource to help ensure that group homes are safe and healthy places for people with disabilities, as part of a spectrum of integrated options. Read the Report and Model Practices - PDF.
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