State of Tennessee – Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that federally assisted programs be free of discrimination. The Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities also requires that its activities be conducted without regard to race, color, or national origin.

Prohibited Practices Include:

• Denying any individual any services, opportunity, or other benefit for which he or she is otherwise qualified;

• Providing any individual with any service or other benefit, which is different or is provided in a different manner from that which is provided to others under the program;

• Subjecting any individual to segregated or separate treatment in any manner related to his or her receipt of service;

• Restricting any individual in any way in the enjoyment of services; facilities; or any other advantage, privilege, or benefit provided to others under the program;

• Adopting methods of administration that would limit participation by any group of persons supported or subject them to discrimination;

• Addressing an individual in a manner that denotes inferiority because of race, color, or national origin;

• Subjecting any individual to incidents of racial or ethnic harassment, the creation of a hostile racial or ethnic environment, and a disproportionate burden of environmental health risks on minority communities.

• Should you feel you have been discriminated against, please contact the local Title VI coordinator.

Cindy Eason
Executive Director
1221 S. Hartmann Dr., Suites F, Lebanon, TN. 37090
Phone Number: 1-615-377-0950    Fax:   1-615-377-0166

Any individual may file a Title VI complaint with the below listed entities.  It is preferable that complaints be registered at the local level first.

DEPARTMENT OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILTIES
TITLE VI COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR BRENDA D. CLARK
Citizens Plaza
400 Deaderick Street
NASHVILLE, TN 37243

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COORDINATION & REVIEW SECTION – NYA CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
950 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530
1-888-848-5306 (toll free voice and TDD)