NVRDC’S INCLUSION Statement & COMMITMENT

 
 

NVRDC values and embraces diversity and equal opportunity and is dedicated to offering welcoming programmatic, attitudinal, and physical environments that enable diverse populations to freely access our facility and its services. NVRDC is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to the fair and equal treatment of all individuals with disabilities as prescribed by this law, whether they are clients, employees, or volunteers.

Therefore, NVRDC, upholds and abides by its legal mandate to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities to have equal access to services and to provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals. Understanding disabilities and providing reasonable accommodations is not only a legal mandate but a priority for our organization. NVRDC is committed to offering a full array of services to a wide range of users. Therefore, reasonable accommodations are made available upon request in order to offer equal access to individuals with disabilities who wish to avail themselves of any one or more of the services NVRDC offers.

NVRDC’s Commitment to racial justice and being an anti-racist organization includes:

  1. Speaking out publicly against racial injustices and extrajudicial murders in a more timely way;

  2. Responding to white supremacy propaganda that shifts the current conversation’s focus away from unlawful killings of Black people to inflammatory language regarding current protests;

  3. Naming the connections between racism’s and oppression’s intersection with violence and sexual assault;

  4. Seeking opportunities to disrupt structures of white supremacy, oppression, and state violence as we leverage our privilege in order to show up for our staff and communities with love and support;

  5. Investing in anti-racism education;

  6. Using the privilege within our spheres of influence where Black and Brown people often have lack of access due to long-standing historical racism and oppression; and

  7. Actively taking feedback from our community to know where we can do better as an organization to show up for the communities we serve and our staff.

    Thank you for your continued support to achieve our mission.

Anti-Discrimination Policy

Pursuant to local and federal law, NVRDC prohibits sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, creed, sex (including the basis of pregnancy or childbirth), national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, family responsibilities, genetic information, personal appearance, matriculations, political affiliations, veteran status, or status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence or stalking, or any other status protected by applicable federal and District of Columbia law.  

Any clients seeking and/or receiving services or members of public engaging with NVRDC may file with any report of sexual harassment or experience of discrimination with the DC Office of Human Rights. For more information, please visit the Mayor’s Order on Discrimination, Order on Sexual Harassment, and instructions for how to file a discrimination complaint.