OrthoConnecticut, P.C., complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. OrthoConnecticut does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

OrthoConnecticut 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 (audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
Free language services to people whose primary language is not English (such as Portuguese or Spanish):
– Qualified interpreters *
 – Information written in other languages

If you visit our Norwalk, Darien or Westport offices and need these services, please contact Evelyn or Erma at (203) 845-2200. If you visit our Danbury, Litchfield, New Milford, Ridgefield, Sharon or Southbury offices, please contact our Director of Operations in our Danbury office at (203) 702-6615 — at least 3 weeks prior to your scheduled appointment to schedule services.

If you visit our Norwalk, Darien or Westport offices and believe that OrthoConnecticut 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:

Executive Director,
Civil Rights Coordinator
761 Main Avenue, Suite 115
Norwalk, CT 06851
Telephone number: 203. 845.2080
Fax: 203.847.1940.

If you visit our Danbury, Litchfield, New Milford, Ridgefield, Sharon or Southbury offices, and believe that OrthoConnecticut 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:

Executive Director,
Civil Rights Coordinator
2 Riverview Drive,
Danbury, CT 06810.
Telephone 203.797.1500

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our Executive Director, Civil Rights Coordinator is available to 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.