Resolution Agreement Maryland State Department of EducationResolution Agreement • January 10th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJanuary 10th, 2017The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), initiated an investigation into allegations that the Maryland State Department of Education (“State”) 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 the State’s website contained barriers to access for people with disabilities, thereby denying them an equal opportunity to participate in the State’s programs, services, and activities and denying them effective communication necessary for full participation in the State’s programs, services, and activities.