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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Federal law that prohibits discrimination in programs or activities that receive federal monetary support on the basis of race, color, or national origin | Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. |
| What is school segregation, racial harassment, and refusal to provide language services to linguistic minority students with limited English-language proficiency. | Examples of kinds of discrimination prohibited by Title VI |
| Who enforces Title VI regulations under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 34 CFR 100? | The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) |
| The federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in educational activities and programs that receive federal funding. | The 1972 Education Amendments’ Title IX |
| Who enforces Title IX regulations under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 34 CFR 106? | The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) |
| What are discriminating on the basis of pregnancy; discriminating within educational science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses; discriminating by not providing equal opportunities in athletic activities and programs; and sexual harassment. | Examples of kinds of discrimination prohibited by Title IX |
| Federal law that prohibits educational environments from discriminating based on age. | The 1975 Age Discrimination Act |
| Who enforces the Age Discrimination Act under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 34 CFR 110 | The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) |
| First Ramification of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Amendments Act) | Broadened Section 504's definition of disability: except for eyeglasses or contact lenses, benefits conferred by mitigating measures should not be taken into account when determining whether a person has a disability. |
| Second Ramification of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Amendments Act) | Adds non-exhaustive lists of general activities and major body functions. |
| Third Ramification of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Amendments Act) | Makes clear that episodic or remissive conditions are considered disabilities if would significantly limit major life activities when active. |
| Fourth Ramification of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Amendments Act) | Clarifies people regarded, rather than defined as having disabilities, are not affordedthe same modifications or accommodations. |
| How is the U.S. Department of Education subject to Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act? | prohibits disability based discrimination |
| What does Title II refer to? | The 1990 ADA Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination in public entities. |
| Who enforces the Disability Discrimination Act under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 34 CFR 104 and Title II under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 28 CFR 35? | The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as complainants choose. |