Provides low-income parents residing in the District of Columbia with expanded options for the education of their children. Read More
Disability Discrimination Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ page about disability discrimination, including subtopics such as accessibility, disability harassment, and food allergies. Read More
Reading Room
Hosts publications, case resolutions, civil rights tutorials, manuals, policy, and much more related to OCR’s work. Read More
Federal Register Notices and Regulations
Publishes all Department rules, proposed rules, and public notices aligned with the Office for Civil Rights work to ensure equal access to education. Read More
Civil Rights FAQs
Provides answers to frequently asked questions on topics like disability discrimination, sex discrimination, race and national origin discrimination, and age discrimination. Read More
Education for Homeless Children and Youths
Supports an office in each state focused on gathering information about homeless children and their educational challenges. Also seeks to ensure equal access to education for these populations. Read More
Disability Rights
Explains how laws like Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act can be applied amidst the COVID-19 virus to ensure that students with disabilities continue to receive a free and appropriate education. Includes links to several other relevant resources. Read More
The 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
OCR blog post celebrating the ADA’s 30th anniversary and reviewing the work done under the Act since its inception. Read More
Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education
Supports innovative grants to institutions of higher education to improve their ability to provide a quality postsecondary education for students with disabilities. Read More
Office for Civil Rights Annual Reports
Provides annual reports from the Office for Civil Rights, highlighting the results of their work in each fiscal year since 2007-08. Read More