and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law (Wikipedia, 2015). This was a monumental time in the history of our nation. The authors of this research have created discussions between compliance, awareness, and advocacy in the context of the Civil Rights Movement. Compliance The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ensures that people have equal access and opportunities to certain human services and programs without facing unlawful discrimination such as: Investigating complaints filed by individuals alleging discrimination, conducting compliance reviews, and helping individuals understand how they can voluntarily comply with the law. The Office for Civil Rights also enforces a Federal law and regulation that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in health care and social service programs of state and local governments. Federal civil rights laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Privacy Rule, protect your fundamental rights of nondiscrimination and health information privacy. Together they protect you from being treated unfairly and discriminated against because of your race, color, nationality, age, gender, religion, and disability. Awareness aware does not carry the task of enforcement or speaking on one’s behalf; yet, the state of being aware does require responsibility followed by ownership. Awareness is an action that requires one to seek knowledge, to observe, to take note, or to be mindful to a state of consciousness. With regard to civil rights, society has the responsibility to be cognizant of the rights or personal liberties of all individuals established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the
and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law (Wikipedia, 2015). This was a monumental time in the history of our nation. The authors of this research have created discussions between compliance, awareness, and advocacy in the context of the Civil Rights Movement. Compliance The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ensures that people have equal access and opportunities to certain human services and programs without facing unlawful discrimination such as: Investigating complaints filed by individuals alleging discrimination, conducting compliance reviews, and helping individuals understand how they can voluntarily comply with the law. The Office for Civil Rights also enforces a Federal law and regulation that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in health care and social service programs of state and local governments. Federal civil rights laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Privacy Rule, protect your fundamental rights of nondiscrimination and health information privacy. Together they protect you from being treated unfairly and discriminated against because of your race, color, nationality, age, gender, religion, and disability. Awareness aware does not carry the task of enforcement or speaking on one’s behalf; yet, the state of being aware does require responsibility followed by ownership. Awareness is an action that requires one to seek knowledge, to observe, to take note, or to be mindful to a state of consciousness. With regard to civil rights, society has the responsibility to be cognizant of the rights or personal liberties of all individuals established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the
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