{"id":1489,"date":"2019-01-16T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/eo\/?page_id=1489"},"modified":"2019-01-25T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T16:20:01","slug":"gender-identity-gender-expression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/eo\/disability-access\/gender-identity-gender-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Identity\/Gender Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"gender\">For Gender Identity\/Gender Expression:<\/h2>\n<p>The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (which includes gender identity and gender expression) in employment, education, and public accommodations.\u00a0 University policy also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.\u00a0 According to Maine Human Rights Commission employment regulations:<\/p>\n<p>It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer\u2026 \u00a0to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services that apply directly or indirectly to gender identity or gender expression, unless the covered entity can demonstrate that the accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the conduct of the business of the covered entity.<\/p>\n<p>MHRC Ch. 94-348 \u00a7 3(F)(1).<\/p>\n<p>If you need an accommodation related to your gender identity or expression, please contact:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ADA Coordinator<\/strong><br \/>\nKitty Armstrong<br \/>\n207.581.1226<br \/>\nTTY:\u00a0 207.581.9484<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:karmstrong@main.edu\">karmstrong@main.edu<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Gender Identity\/Gender Expression: The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (which includes gender identity and gender expression) in employment, education, and public accommodations.\u00a0 University policy also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.\u00a0 According to Maine Human Rights Commission employment regulations: It is an unlawful employment practice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1423,"featured_media":0,"parent":1461,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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