A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Report on the Section 504 Self-Evaluation

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended
Undertaken by the U.S. Department of Education

May 1996

Table of Contents

Volume I

Executive Summary

CHAPTER I Introduction

Department of Education: History and Mission

Section 504: Process of Self-evaluation

Section 504: Employment Practices

Section 504: Complaint Procedures

CHAPTER II Departmental Evaluation and Recommendations

Evaluation:

: Program Accessibility; Physical Accessibility

Recommendations:

: Technical Assistance; Policy, Education & Training; Auxiliary Aids & Services; Physical Accessibility

CHAPTER III Explanation of Principal Office Summaries

Explanation of Principal Office Summaries

List of Existing Aids and/or Services

Principal Office Summaries

: The Office of the Secretary\Office of the Deputy Secretary; The Office of the Under Secretary; The Office of Management; The Office of the Chief Financial Officer; The Office of the General Counsel; The Office of the Inspector General; The Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs; The Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs; The Office for Civil Rights; The Office of Educational Research and Improvement; The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; The Office of Postsecondary Education; The Office of Vocational and Adult Education; The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; The Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

CHAPTER IV Physical Accessibility

Federal Building 10

Mary E. Switzer Building

Regional Office Building 3

Portals Building

490 L'Enfant Plaza

Consolidated Executive Summaries

APPENDICES

Appendix A: 504 Regulations at 34 CFR Part 105

Appendix B: Protocol Form - original blank form (omitted)

Appendix C: Policy Statement on Meeting Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities

Appendix D: Policy Statement on Making Materials and Information Available and Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities

Appendix E: Glossary of Terms

Appendix F: Public Comments

Volume II *

Principal Office Protocol Responses

Volume III *

UFAS Accessibility Survey and Cost Estimate

* Volumes II and III are available for review and comment by both internal and external customers in the Department's Public Reading Room, located in Federal Office Building 10B, in Washington, D.C.

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