Common use of BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION Clause in Contracts

BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION. A. The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the regulations that implement those statutes at 34 C.F.R. Part 104 and 28 C.F.R. Part 35. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education and by public entities. The University receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, is a public entity, and is, therefore, subject to the requirements of these laws. B. OCR received a Complaint of disability discrimination against the University of Montana on May 4, 2012 (OCR Reference No. 10122118). The Complaint alleged that the University is discriminating against students with disabilities by using inaccessible electronic and information technology, including: inaccessible class assignments and materials on the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible live chat and discussion board functions in the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible documents that are scanned images on webpages and websites; inaccessible videos in Flash format, that are not captioned; inaccessible library database materials; inaccessible course registration through a website, Cyber Bear; and inaccessible classroom clickers.

BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION. A. The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the regulations that implement those statutes at 34 C.F.R. Part 104 and 28 C.F.R. Part 35. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education and by public entities. The University receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, is a public entity, and is, therefore, subject to the requirements of these laws. B. . OCR received a Complaint of disability discrimination against the University of Montana on May 4, 2012 (OCR Reference No. 10122118). The Complaint alleged that the University is discriminating against students with disabilities by using inaccessible electronic and information technology, including: inaccessible class assignments and materials on the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible live chat and discussion board functions in the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible documents that are scanned images on webpages and websites; inaccessible videos in Flash format, that are not captioned; inaccessible library database materials; inaccessible course registration through a website, Cyber Bear; and inaccessible classroom clickers.

BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION. A. The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the regulations that implement those statutes at 34 C.F.R. Part 104 and 28 C.F.R. Part 35. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education and by public entities. The University receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, is a public entity, and is, therefore, subject to the requirements of these laws. B. OCR received a Complaint of disability discrimination against the University of Montana on May 4, 2012 4,2012 (OCR Reference NoReferenceNo. 10122118). The Complaint alleged that the University is discriminating against students with disabilities by using inaccessible electronic and information technology, including: inaccessible class assignments and materials on the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible live chat and discussion board functions in the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible documents that are scanned images on webpages and websites; inaccessible videos in Flash format, that are not captioned; inaccessible library database materials; inaccessible course registration through a website, Cyber Bear; and inaccessible classroom clickers.

BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION. A. The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the regulations that implement those these statutes at 34 C.F.R. Part 104 and 28 C.F.R. Part 35. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education and by public entities. The University receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Educationthis Department, is a public entity, and is, therefore, subject to the requirements of these laws. B. . OCR received a Complaint of disability discrimination against the University of Montana on May 4, 2012 (OCR Reference No. 10122118). The Complaint alleged alleges that the University is discriminating against students with disabilities by using inaccessible electronic and information technology, including: inaccessible class assignments and materials on the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible live chat and discussion board functions in the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible documents that are scanned images on webpages and websites; inaccessible videos in Flash format, that are not captioned; inaccessible library database materials; inaccessible course registration through a website, Cyber Bear; and inaccessible classroom clickers.

BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION. A. The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the regulations that implement those statutes at 34 C.F.R. Part 104 and 28 C.F.R. Part 35. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education and by public entities. The University receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, is a public entity, and is, therefore, subject to the requirements of these laws. B. OCR X. XXX received a Complaint of disability discrimination against the University of Montana on May 4, 2012 (OCR Reference No. 10122118). The Complaint alleged that the University is discriminating against students with disabilities by using inaccessible electronic and information technology, including: inaccessible class assignments and materials on the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible live chat and discussion board functions in the learning management system, Moodle; inaccessible documents that are scanned images on webpages and websites; inaccessible videos in Flash format, that are not captioned; inaccessible library database materials; inaccessible course registration through a website, Cyber Bear; and inaccessible classroom clickers.