There are special legal protections available for short statured people in certain jurisdictions in the United States and elsewhere.
Special Protections in Michigan, USA; Santa Cruz, CA USA, and San Francisco, CA USA
State of Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits height discrimination in employment, housing and other real estate, public accomodations, public service, and educational facilities.
To read the law click here.
If you have a valid complaint that occured in the State of Michigan, NOSSA can help. You must be a member of NOSSA in good standing to receive our legal assistance. NOSSA will not provide legal counsel, but will instead refer you to a qualified attorney and act as your advocate throughout the legal process. Contact us here to discuss this further with us.
City of Santa Cruz, California has a similar ordinance. Chapter 9.83.010. Click here to read about it. If you have a valid complaint that occured in the City of Santa Cruz, California, contact us here.
City of San Francisco, California has a similar ordinance. Click here to read about it. If you have a valid complaint that occured in the City of San Francisco, California, contact us here.
If you have a valid complaint of height discrimination that occured in any other location and it pertains to employment, housing and other real estate, public accomodations, public service, and educational facilities, we may still be able to help you. Please share your complaint with us and we will see what we can do for you. Remember, you must be a member of NOSSA in good standing to receive our assistance. Click here to contact us.
If you have a complaint regarding heightism in the media, please contact us here. We encourage you to write a letter to the corporate office of any entity guilty of perpetuating heightism. You can find their address by doing a search on any of the major internet search engines or by clicking here. To contact your elected representatives click here.
If you wish to file a civil action/complaint against any company that sold you a bogus "grow-taller" product or performed a bogus "grow-taller" procedure on you, please contact us here.
We are always interested in speaking with legal professionals who are willing to help us in our efforts to assist adults of short stature. If you would like to volunteer your services to help us, please contact us here.
NOSSA is here to help any adult of short stature, but we must limit our assistance to active NOSSA members only due to the large numbers of complaints that we receive. Please contact us if you need our help. We will do our very best to help you and at the very least may be able to provide you with some free advice.
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