Resolution Agreement Worcester Polytechnic InstituteNovember 3rd, 2017
FiledNovember 3rd, 2017The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), initiated an investigation into allegations that Worcester Polytechnic Institute (“WPI”) violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 104. Specifically, the Complainant, who is not a member of the WPI community, alleged that WPI’s website contained barriers to access for people with disabilities, thereby denying them an equal opportunity to participate in WPI’s programs, services, and activities.