Resolution AgreementResolution Agreement • April 28th, 2017
Contract Type FiledApril 28th, 2017The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education (“OCR”) initiated an investigation into OCR Complaint No. 05-16-1458, which alleges Ankeny Community School District (the “District”) may be in violation of 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, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and its implementing regulation, at 28 C.F.R. Part 35 (collectively referred to as the “Federal Anti-Disability Discrimination Laws”). The complaint specifically alleges the District’s website contains barriers to access for people with disabilities, thereby denying them effective communication and an equal opportunity to participate in the District’s programs, services, and activities.