Department of Justice/Department of Transportation Joint Technical Assistance1 on the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that state and local governments ensure that persons with disabilities have access to the pedestrian routes in the public right of way. An important part of this requirement is the obligation whenever streets, roadways, or highways...

Fiscal Year 2022 Awards

Title VI Resources

Guidance

• Rescission of Specific FHWA Policy and Guidance Concerning Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Reasonable Accommodations Resources

Technical Assistance

• FHWA Procedures on the Reasonable Accommodation Process for Job Applicants and FHWA Employees with Disabilities
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DBE/SS Resources

Memoranda

• 23 USC 504(e) Funds - Dated: April 11, 2013
• Concurrence with the...

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Guidance:

• NHI Web-based DBE Certification Training
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ADA Resources

Guidance

• Department of Justice/Department of Transportation Joint Technical Assistance1 on the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing...

No FEAR Act

On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted the "Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002," which is now known as the No FEAR Act. The primary purpose of the No Fear Act of 2002 is to improve Federal agency...

Persons with Disabilities Program (PWD)

The Persons with Disabilities Programs ensures that individuals with disabilities have equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement and retention at the Federal Highway Administration and in Federal employment.

BACKGROUND:

Overview

The FHWA is...

Management Directive-715 (MD-715)

The MD-715 is the policy guidance which the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provides to Federal agencies (i.e., Department of Transportation) for their use in establishing and maintaining effective programs of equal employment opportunity (EEO) under Section 717 of Title VII...