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West Virginia WIC Policy & Procedure 1.08 1.08 Civil Rights Effective Date: 7/19/22 b. In choosing among available methods, give priority to those methods that offer programs and activities to qualified people with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to obtain the full benefits of the WIC Program. c. The policy should be flexible to cover all types of disabilities and allow reasonable accommodations, for example: i. Provision of interpreters for applicants/participants who are deaf; ii. Readers or braille for applicants/participants who are visually impaired; iii. Other special learning equipment. REFERENCES: 1. Federal Regulations: 7 CFR Part 15 b Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.FNS Instruction 113-1, dated 11/08/2005, Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement – Nutrition Programs and Activities 2. SFP 95-123, People with Disabilities 3. SFP 96-009, Use of the USDA’s Nondiscrimination Statement 4. SFP 97-136, USDA’s Nondiscrimination Statement 5. DR 4300-3, 1999 Equal Opportunity Public Notification Policy 6. FNS Memo, dated 05/24/2013, USDA Nondiscrimination Statement Update ATTACHMENTS: 1. Local Agency 504 Evaluation 8 of 8