Resolution Agreement Pennsylvania Department of EducationResolution Agreement • October 31st, 2016
The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), initiated an investigation into allegations that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (“PDE”) violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 104, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulation at 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Specifically, the complainant alleged that PDE’s website contained barriers to access for people with disabilities, thereby denying them an equal opportunity to participate in PDE’s programs, services, and activities and denying them effective communication necessary for full participation in PDE’s programs, services, and activities.