Topics A to Z
Ability grouping
Discussed in Student
Assignment and Title VI ...
Academic adjustment
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.44
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Access
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Accessibility guidelines
See The
Access Board
Accommodation
Discussed in Nondiscrimination
in Employment Practices in Education
Activity, program or
Discussed in 65
Fed. Reg. 68050
ADA
See Disability
Discrimination
ADAAG
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.23
See 28
C.F.R. § 35.151
Also
see The Access Board
Addiction
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.53
See 28
C.F.R. § 35.104
Addresses
See Contact
OCR
Also see Addresses (Printable view)
Admission to educational institutions
See 34
C.F.R. § 100.3(b)(v)
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart E
See 34
C.F.R. Part 106, Subpart C
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Affirmative steps
Discussed in Identification
of Discrimination and Denial of Services ...
Age
Discrimination Act of 1975
Also see Impact
of the Civil Rights Laws
Agencies that enforce other civil rights laws
AIDS
See Placement
of School Children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Alcoholism
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.53
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Allegation
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Alternative language program services
See Programs
for English Language Learners
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
See Disability
Discrimination
Annual Reports to Congress
Application for enrollment
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart E
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Assistive technology
See 34
C.F.R.§ 35.104
Assurance of nondiscrimination
Discussed in Notice
of Non-Discrimination
Athletic
benefits and opportunities
Also see Further
Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance Regarding Title IX
Compliance
Athletic scholarships
Discussed in Equal
Opportunity in Intercollegiate Athletics
See
Letter to Bowling Green
State University
Also
see Further
Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance Regarding Title IX
Compliance
Athletics
See Athletic
Equity Resources
Also
see Further
Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance Regarding Title IX
Compliance
Auxiliary aids
See Auxiliary
Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Bilingual education
Discussed in 1991
OCR Policy
Discussed
in English Language
Learner Resources
See
Office of English Language
Acquisition
Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act
Brochures
See Reading
Room
See
ED Pubs On-Line Ordering System
Building, access to
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Castañeda v. Pickard
Change in placement
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Cheerleading
Civil
Rights Act of 1964
Also discussed in Impact
of the Civil Rights Laws
Civil rights agencies
Civil rights data
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
See 65
Fed. Reg. 68050
College students with disabilities
See Auxiliary
Aids and Services ...
Color discrimination
Complaint form
En español Formulario en español que usted puede usar para presentar una queja a la Oficina Para Derechos Civiles 
PDF (22.5K)
Complaint
process
Also discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Compliance coordinator
Discussed in Notice
of Nondiscrimination
Compliance review
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Confidentiality
Discussed in
Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Discussed
in How OCR Handles
Complaints
See
Family Policy Compliance
Office
Congress
See Annual
Reports to Congress
Construction, access requirements
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Contact OCR
Counseling
Data requested by OCR
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Deaf student education services
Deaf students
Desegregation
Discussed in
Student Assignment and Title VI ...
See Notice
of Application, U.S. v. Fordice
Disability discrimination
Disability harassment
Discrimination based on:
Diversity
Go to Race-Neutral Approaches
to Diversity
Drug addiction
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.53
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Education
Amendments of 1972
Also discussed in Impact
of the Civil Rights Laws
Education of the Handicapped Act
Go to Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act
EHA
Go to Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act
Elementary and Secondary School Surveys
See Civil
Rights Data
Employment
discrimination
Also see 34
C.F.R. § 100.3
Also see 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart B
Also see 34
C.F.R. Part 106, Subpart E
Also see 34
C.F.R. § 110.2
Also see 28
C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart C
Endorsements on this web site
Discussed in OCR
Web Page Linking Policy
Enforcement
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
English as a Second Language
Discussed in 1991
OCR Policy
Discussed
in English Language
Learner Resources
English language learner
Equal educational opportunity
See Impact
of the Civil Rights Laws
ESL
Discussed in 1991
OCR Policy
Discussed
in English Language
Learner Resources
Evaluation
Extracurricular activities
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.34
See
34 C.F.R. § 104.37
See
34 C.F.R. § 104.43
See
34 C.F.R. § 106.31
See
34 C.F.R. § 106.40
FAPE
Discussed in Questions
and Answers on Disability Discrimination
Discussed in Protecting
Students with Disabilities (504 FAQs)
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Federal civil rights agencies
Federal financial assistance
Discussed in About
OCR
File a complaint
See Complaint
process
Financial
aid and the use of race
First
Amendment
Fordice
Free appropriate public education
Discussed in Questions
and Answers on Disability ...
Discussed in Protecting
Students with Disabilities (504 FAQs)
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Gender discrimination
See Sex
Discrimination
Gender harassment
See Sexual
Harassment
Government Performance Results Act
GPRA
Grievance procedures
Guidance counselors
Handouts
See Reading
Room
See
ED Pubs On-line Ordering System
Handicap
See Disability
Discrimination
Handicapped person
Go to Individual with
a disability
Harassment
See Checklist
for ... Addressing Harassment
See
Disability Harassment
See
Letter from Secretary
Paige on harassment of Muslim and Arab students
See
Racial Harassment
See
Sexual Harassment
See
Sexual Harassment: It's
Not Academic
HBCU
Hearing-impaired students
Help using OCR's web site
Hidden disabilities
See The
Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities
Higher education's obligations to students with disabilities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HIV
See Placement
of School Children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Hostile environment
Go to Harassment
How to File a Complaint
See How to File A Discrimination Complaint With The Office For Civil Rights
En español Cómo Presentar Una Reclamación Por Discriminación Ante La Oficina Para Derechos Civiles
IDEA
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
See
Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services
Identification of students:
IEP
Discussed
in Student Placement
in ... Schools
Discussed
in Protecting Students with
Disabilities
Immersion
Discussed in 1991
OCR Policy Update...
Discussed
in English Language
Learner Resources
Impairment of a major life activity
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Inaccessible facilities
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Individualized education program
See Student
Placement in ... Schools
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Individual with a disability
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Discussed in Protecting
Students with Disabilities
See Office
of Special Education ...
Information requested by OCR
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Integration
Go to Desegregation
Intercollegiate athletics
See Athletic
Equity Resources
Interest and abilities
Discussed in Equal
Opportunity In Intercollegiate Athletics
Interscholastic athletics
See Athletic
Equity Resources
Interviews
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Investigation procedures
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Job-related discrimination
Go to Employment discrimination
Jurisdiction
Go to Discrimination
based on ...
Language proficiency
Lau v. Nichols
Laws
Go to Discrimination
based on ...
Also
see Boy Scouts of America
Equal Access Act
Lawsuits
See Complaint
process
Leased facility, access to
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Least restrictive environment
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
LEP
Go to Limited English
proficiency
Letter of Findings
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Libraries
Discussed in Disability
Discrimination Overview
Limitation of a major life activity
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Limited English proficiency
Linking to or from this web site
LRE
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Major life activity
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Marital status
See 34
C.F.R. § 106.40
Men's athletics
See Athletic
Equity Resources
Migrant students
See English
language learners
See
Limited English proficiency
See
Office of
Migrant Education
Minorities, discrimination against
Go to Discrimination
based on ...
Minority postsecondary institutions
Mobility
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
National origin discrimination
Negotiation
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Go to Single sex classes
and schools
Go
to Boy Scouts of America Equal Access
Act
See
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Noncompliance
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Nondiscrimination notice
Nonacademic services and activities
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Notice of:
Number of students
OCR
Also see Help
for First Time Visitors to the OCR Web Site
Also
see Office for Civil
Rights: Ensuring Equal Access To Quality Education
Office
for Civil Rights
Also see Help
for First Time Visitors to the OCR Web Site
Also
see Office for Civil
Rights: Ensuring Equal Access To Quality Education
Office locations
Other Federal civil rights agencies
Pamphlets
See Reading
Room
See
ED Pubs On-line Ordering System
Parent communication
Discussed in Letter to East Valley Institute of Technology
Discussed in Letter
to Tucson Unified School District
Parental empowerment
Parental status
See 34
C.F.R. § 106.40
Discussed
in Teenage
Pregnancy and Parenthood Issues
Partnership
Patriotic societies
Discussed in Boy
Scouts of America Equal Access Act
Person with a disability
Go to Individual with
a disability
Personal information
Discussed in
Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Discussed
in How OCR Handles
Complaints
See
Family Policy Compliance
Office
Phone numbers
See Contact
OCR
Placement
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Discussed in Protecting
Students with Disabilities
Postsecondary minority institutions
Preadmission inquiry
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.42(b)(4)
Discussed in Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Preemployment inquiry
Discussed in Nondiscrimination
in Employment Practices ...
Pregnancy
See 34
C.F.R. § 106.40
Discussed
in Teenage
Pregnancy and Parenthood Issues
Prejudice
Go to Discrimination
based on ...
Privacy
Discussed in
Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Discussed
in How OCR Handles
Complaints
See
Family Policy Compliance
Office
Private right of action
Go to
Right To File a Separate Court Action
Procedural safeguards
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Discussed
in Protecting Students with
Disabilities
Program accessibility
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Program or activity
Discussed in 65
Fed. Reg. 68050
Public entity
Discussed in Title
II
Public Law:
Public libraries
Discussed in Disability
Discrimination Overview
Publications
See Reading
Room
See
ED Pubs On-line Ordering System
Qualified individual with a disability
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Race
discrimination
Race-Neutral
Approaches to Diversity
Racial
harassment
Also see Investigative
guidance
Ramps
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See
28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart
D
Reasonable accommodation
Discussed in Nondiscrimination
in Employment ...
Recipient
Discussed in About
OCR
Records, student
See Family
Policy Compliance Office
Records requested by OCR
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Recruitment, athletics
Discussed in Policy
Interpretation: Title IX and ... Athletics ...
Regarded as having an impairment
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Regulations:
Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Also discussed in Impact
of the Civil Rights Laws
Religion
Go to Other Federal
civil rights agencies
Remedies
Discussed in How
OCR Handles Complaints
Discussed
in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Request for information
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Resolution
Discussed in How
OCR Handles Complaints
Discussed
in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Retaliation
Discussed in How
OCR Handles Complaints
Review, compliance
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Right To File a Separate Court Action
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Scholarships, athletic
Discussed in Athletic
Equity Resources
School counselors
Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Also see Impact
of the Civil Rights Laws
Segregation
Discussed in Student
Assignment and Title VI ...
See
Notice of Application, U.S.
v. Fordice
Self-evaluation
See Prevention
Overview
September 11, 2001
See Letter
from Secretary Paige on harassment of Muslim and Arab students
Sex discrimination
Sexual
harassment
Also see Sexual
Harassment: It's Not Academic
Significant change in placement
Discussed in Reevaluation
Single sex classes and schools
See Notice
of Intent to Regulate
See Guidelines
on current title IX requirements
Special education
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.33(b)
Also
go to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Sports
See Athletic
Equity Resources
Also
go to Cheerleading
Structured Immersion
Discussed in 1991
OCR Policy
Discussed
in English Language
Learner Resources
Student demographics
Substantial limitation of a major life activity
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.3
See
28 C.F.R. § 35.104
Surveys
See Civil
Rights Data
Technical education
See Vocational
education
Telephone numbers
See Contact
OCR
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Three-part test
See Clarification
of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance
Timelines for filing a complaint
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Title
II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ..
Also discussed in Impact
of the ... Laws
Title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Also discussed in Impact
of the ... Laws
Also
see Title IX: 25 Years of Progress
Also
go to Single sex classes and schools
Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Also see Education
and Title VI
Also
discussed in Impact of the
Civil Rights Laws
Tracking
Discussed in Student
Placement in ... Schools
Transition
See Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Also see Office
of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
UFAS
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.23
Also
see The Access Board
Uniform federal accessibility standards
See 34
C.F.R. § 104.23
Also
see The Access Board
United States v. Fordice
University
students with disabilities
Also see Students
with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
En español Estudiantes
con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...
Validity in testing
Go to Tests and testing
Vocational education
Wheelchair access
See 34
C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
See 28
C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart D
Witness rights
Discussed in Case Resolution and Investigation Manual
Women's athletics
See Athletic
Equity Resources
