DOT Policies

The Policies and Information portion of this library provides access to Department of Transportation Policies and several DOCR Brochures. The Information section is a conglomerate of regulations, historical acts, and upcoming bills that are relevant to the Department of Transportation and Departmental Office of Civil Rights.

Access to Electronic and Information Technology Policy Statement This policy provides access to all of the Department of Transportation programs services and information to people with disabilities.	HTML	PDF
Accessible Workplace Programs for Persons with Disabilities DOT is committed to ensuring its programs and activities are accessible to all individuals, including persons with disabilities.	HTML	PDF
Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy ADR is a collaborative, consensual dispute resolution approach. It describes a variety of problem-solving processes that are used in lieu of litigation or other adversarial proceedings to resolve disagreements.	HTML	PDF
Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy Statement DOT's Policy Statement regarding the Alternative Dispute Resolution program.	HTML	PDF
Equal Opportunity Policy Statement It is our strict obligation to eliminate all barriers to equal opportunity for employees of the Department's workforce, applicants for employment, and for beneficiaries of the Department's programs, services, and activities.	HTML	PDF
External Civil Rights Processing Manual This manual provides guidance to OAE on processing discrimination complaints against U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal financial assistance recipients.	HTML	PDF
Harassment Prevention Policy Statement The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to zero tolerance for harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age (40 and over), disability, sexual orientation, or protected activity.	HTML	PDF
Hispanic Employment Initiatives The purpose of the proposed HEI 5-Point Plan is to improve the representation of Hispanic Americans in the Department.	HTML	PDF
Management Directive MD-110 The purpose of this Directive is to provide federal agencies with Commission policies, procedures, and guidance relating to the processing of employment discrimination complaints.	HTML
Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients' Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Person DOT has published policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects persons with limited English proficiency.	HTML	PDF
Policy Statement on Employment and Advancement of People with Disabilities Statement on DOT's commitment to identifying and removing barriers to hiring, promoting, and retaining persons with disabilities.	HTML	PDF
Policy Statement on the NoFear Act of 2002 Statement on the Implementation of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (NoFEAR) Act of 2002, Public Law 107-174	HTML	PDF
Policy Statement on Whistleblowing Statement on the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to strengthen protections for Federal employees who believe they are the target of unjustified personnel actions in reprisal for making disclosures about a violation of law.	HTML	PDF
Procedures for Complaints of Discrimination DOT developed these procedures to provide an alternative process for implementing the Department's policy prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's actual or perceived sexual orientation.	HTML	PDF
Procedures for Processing Reasonable Accommodation Requests by Job Applicants and Employees with Disabilities, DOT Order 1011.1 This Order implements Executive Order 13164, which requires each Federal agency to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodation by its employees and job applicants with disabilities.	HTML	PDF
Responsible Parties in the Reasonable Accommodation Process This fact sheet provides an overview of the responsibilities of individuals involved with the reasonable accommodation process.	HTML	PDF
DOT Strategic Plan This Plan provides a blueprint for achieving our strategic objectives in safety, mobility, global connectivity, environmental stewardship and security through Safer, Simpler, Smarter Transportation Solutions.	HTML