Is this site accessible to those with physical impairments?
We are taking steps like these to make optionsforwomeneast.com accessible to people with physical impairments:
- Type size and table widths can be adjusted according to the preferences you have set on your Web browser. (The Web Accessibility Initiative offers detailed instructions on how to change text styles or colors in standard browser settings at w3.org/WAI/changedesign.)
- A “skip to main content” link at the top of the page helps linear screen reading devices skip over the standard navigation and go straight to the information unique to that page.
- Most images have “alt” tags that describe what the image looks like or what content it has. Images used for layout spacing use an empty string in the alt tag.
- New browser windows are used sparingly. If a new window is used, the user is informed with an alert message, link title attributes, or text on the page.
- Links to PDF (portable document format) documents are identified as PDFs which require Adobe Reader® to view.
If you use a screen reader or other adaptive equipment to access the Internet, please email us at options@optionsforwomeneast.com about how we can make our Site easier to use.
Accessibility and Nondiscrimination
Nondiscrimination in health programs and activities
Affordable Care Act – Section 1557
Options for Women East complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or sex. Options for Women East does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or sex. Options for Women East:
- provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
- provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- qualified interpreters, and information written in other languages.
- If you need these services, ask a member of your care team.
Filing a grievance
If you believe that Options for Women East has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or sex, you can file a grievance with:
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, we can help you:
Options for Women East
891 White Bear Ave
St. Paul, MN 55109
651-776-2328 (phone)
651-776-3534 (fax)
Filing a civil rights complaint
You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html.
Request free language services
For language assistance services at no cost to you, call 1-877-506-4595.
Spanish: ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-877-506-4595.
Hmong: LUS CEEV: Yog tias koj hais lus Hmoob, cov kev pab txog lus, muaj kev pab dawb rau koj. Hu rau 1-877-506-4595.
German: ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-877-506-4595.
French: ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-877-506-4595.