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discrimination (1) The act of making generalized distinctions among groups of people or things without inquiry into the specific characteristics of individuals within the group. This includes illegal discrimination such as that based on race,color,sex,age,disability,religion,or family status (protected classifications) and legal discrimination such as a builder's bias for or against local subcontractors. Federal and state laws prohibit denying or discouraging housing or credit choices for persons in protected classifications. (2) The unintentional but still illegal effect of barring certain groups of people from access to housing, credit, goods, or services because of their race,color,sex,age,disability,religion,or family status.This is called disparate impact.An example would be a prohibition against tenants having animals in their units,which would work a hardship to the sight-impaired who rely on guide dogs. (3) Specific federal laws addressing discrimination include the • Americans with Disabilities Act How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After meeting the late Palestinian intellectual Edward Said, Bouhafa was inspired to become involved in advocacy for the Arab community, becoming media director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in 1984 and, a few years later, media relations manager for the Arab American Institute (AAI). In the past four years, the number of perfect scores has grown tenfold as more companies enact anti-discrimination policies, provide same-sex domestic partner benefits and engage in philanthropic or marketing activities directed toward the the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. A city government may deny benefits to a branch of the Boy Scouts because of the group's refusal to adhere to anti-discrimination policies, the California Supreme Court has ruled. |
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