NONDISCRIMINATION

Discrimination is Against the Law

Ankle & Foot Care Centers complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Ankle & Foot Care Centers does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Ankle & Foot Care Centers:

• Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
• Qualified sign language interpreters
• 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
• Information written in other languages

If you need these services, notify our receptionist or contact Michael Vallas.

If you believe that Ankle & Foot Care Centers has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:

Michael Vallas, Practice Administrator
8175 Market Street, Boardman, OH 44512
Tel: (330) 758-6226 ext. 207, Fax: (330) 758-4914
Email: mike@ankleandfootcare.com.

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, please notify our staff so that we may help you.

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 http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

(Updated February 2017)