The Village of Westbury hereby adopts an internal grievance procedure
providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action
prohibited by the Office of Revenue Sharing (ORS) regulations [31 CFR 51.55(d)(2)]
implementing § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1983, as amended,
(29 U.S.C. § 794). Section 504 states, in part, that "no otherwise
qualified handicapped individual ... shall solely by reason of
his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
federal financial assistance."
Complaints should be addressed to: Handicap Access Coordinating Committee,
235 Lincoln Place, Westbury N.Y. 11590.