Navigation Home Innovative Initiatives ADA Legislation Publications Resources Contact Us	Federal Guidelines: These guidelines explain the civil rights responsibilities of recipients of Federal funds offering or administering vocational education programs. Title VI (race): The Civil rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination and denial of services on the basis of race, color, and national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations implementing Title VI in 1965. Title IX (sex/gender): The Education amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex/gender in education programs receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations implementing Title IX in 1975. Section 504 (disabilities): The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations implementing Section 504 in 1977. Americans with Disabilities Act: Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities. It extends the prohibition of discrimination in federally assisted programs established by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to all activities of state and local governments, including those that do not receive federal financial assistance. Effective date: January 26, 1992. Section 508: Standards which Federal agencies must follow in constructing their own web pages. The Department of Justice has information about accessible web page design in an April 2000 report to the President. The General Services Administration hosts an online coure for web developers interested in accessible web design. This program was developed in conjunction with the Access Board, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education and provides an interactive demonstration of how to build accessible web pages. This course is available at www.section508.gov.

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Guidelines: These guidelines explain the civil rights responsibilities of recipients of Federal funds offering or administering vocational education programs.

Title VI (race): The Civil rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination and denial of services on the basis of race, color, and national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations implementing Title VI in 1965.

Title IX (sex/gender): The Education amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex/gender in education programs receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations implementing Title IX in 1975.

Section 504 (disabilities): The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations implementing Section 504 in 1977.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities. It extends the prohibition of discrimination in federally assisted programs established by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to all activities of state and local governments, including those that do not receive federal financial assistance. Effective date: January 26, 1992.

Section 508: Standards which Federal agencies must follow in constructing their own web pages. The Department of Justice has information about accessible web page design in an April 2000 report to the President. The General Services Administration hosts an online coure for web developers interested in accessible web design. This program was developed in conjunction with the Access Board, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education and provides an interactive demonstration of how to build accessible web pages. This course is available at www.section508.gov.