HBCU

Hearing-impaired students

Help using OCR's web site

Hidden disabilities
     See The Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities

Higher education's obligations to students with disabilities

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

HIV
     See Placement of School Children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Hostile environment
     Go to Harassment

How to File a Complaint
     See How to File A Discrimination Complaint With The Office For Civil Rights
     En español Cómo Presentar Una Reclamación Por Discriminación Ante La Oficina Para Derechos Civiles

IDEA
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
     See Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Identification of students:

• Who are English language learners
       Discussed in 1991 OCR Policy Update ...
       See Identification of Potential ELL Students
       See Assessment of the Need for ELL Services
• With disabilities
       Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
       Discussed in Protecting Students with Disabilities
• With limited-English proficiency
       Discussed in 1991 Policy Update ...
       See Identification of Potential ELL Students
       See Assessment of the Need for ELL Services

IEP
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
     Discussed in Protecting Students with Disabilities

Immersion
     Discussed in 1991 OCR Policy Update...
     Discussed in English Language Learner Resources

Impairment of a major life activity
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.3
     See 28 C.F.R. § 35.104

Inaccessible facilities
     See 34 C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
     See 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart D

Individualized education program
     See Student Placement in ... Schools
     Discussed in Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
     En español Estudiantes con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...

Individual with a disability
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.3
     See 28 C.F.R. § 35.104

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
     Discussed in Protecting Students with Disabilities
     See Office of Special Education ...

Information requested by OCR
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Integration
     Go to Desegregation

Intercollegiate athletics
     See Athletic Equity Resources

Interest and abilities
    See Dear Colleague Letter - Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Clarification: The Three-Part Test - Part Three (April 20, 2010)
    Discussed in Equal Opportunity In Intercollegiate Athletics

Interscholastic athletics
     See Athletic Equity Resources

Interviews
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Investigation procedures
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Job-related discrimination
     Go to Employment discrimination

Jurisdiction
     Go to Discrimination based on ...

Language proficiency

Lau v. Nichols

Laws
     Go to Discrimination based on ...
     Also see Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act

Lawsuits
     See Complaint process

Leased facility, access to
     See 34 C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
     See 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart D

Least restrictive environment
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools

LEP
     Go to Limited English proficiency

Letter of Findings
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Libraries
     Discussed in Disability Discrimination Overview

Limitation of a major life activity
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.3
     See 28 C.F.R. § 35.104

Limited English proficiency

Linking to or from this web site

LRE
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools

Major life activity
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.3
     See 28 C.F.R. § 35.104

Marital status
     See 34 C.F.R. § 106.40

Math
     See Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Men's athletics
     See Athletic Equity Resources

Migrant students
     See English language learners
     See Limited English proficiency
     See Office of Migrant Education

Minorities, discrimination against
     Go to Discrimination based on ...

Minority postsecondary institutions

Mobility
     See 34 C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
     See 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart D

Negotiation
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
     Go to Single sex classes and schools
     Go to Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act
     See Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Noncompliance
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Nondiscrimination notice

Nonacademic services and activities
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools

Notice of:

• Nondiscrimination
• Procedural safeguards
       Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
• School activities
       Discussed in Memorandum (1970): Identification of Discrimination

Number of students

OCR
     Also see Help for First Time Visitors to the OCR Web Site
     Also see Office for Civil Rights: Ensuring Equal Access To Quality Education

Office for Civil Rights
    Also see Help for First Time Visitors to the OCR Web Site
     Also see Office for Civil Rights: Ensuring Equal Access To Quality Education

Office locations

Other Federal civil rights agencies

Pamphlets
     See Reading Room
     See ED Pubs On-line Ordering System

Parental empowerment

Parental status
     See 34 C.F.R. § 106.40
     Discussed in Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood Issues
     See “Dear Colleague” letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe (June 25, 2007)

Partnership

Patriotic societies
     Discussed in Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act

Person with a disability
     Go to Individual with a disability

Personal information
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)
     Discussed in How OCR Handles Complaints
     See Family Policy Compliance Office

Phone numbers
     See Contact OCR

Placement
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
     Discussed in Protecting Students with Disabilities

Postsecondary minority institutions

Preadmission inquiry
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.42(b)(4)
     Discussed in Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education ...
     En español Estudiantes con discapacidades preparandose para la educación postsecundaria...

Preemployment inquiry
     Discussed in Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices ...

Pregnancy
     See 34 C.F.R. § 106.40
     Discussed in Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood Issues

Prejudice
     Go to Discrimination based on ...

Privacy
     Same as Personal Information Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)
     Discussed in How OCR Handles Complaints
     See Family Policy Compliance Office

Procedural safeguards
     Discussed in Student Placement in ... Schools
     Discussed in Protecting Students with Disabilities
    Discussed in Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs – Policy Interpretations  PDF (1.5M)

Program accessibility
     See 34 C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
     See 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart D
    Discussed in Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs – Policy Interpretations  PDF (1.5M)

Program or activity
     Discussed in 65 Fed. Reg. 68050

Public entity
     Discussed in Title II

Public Law:

• 93-112
       Go to Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• 93-568
       Go to Education Amendments of 1972
• 94-135
       Go to Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• 94-142
       Go to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Public libraries
     Discussed in Disability Discrimination Overview

Publications
     See Reading Room
     See ED Pubs On-line Ordering System

Qualified individual with a disability
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.3
     See 28 C.F.R. § 35.104

Race, Use of
     See Joint OCR/DOJ "Dear Colleague" Letter and Guidance Documents on the Voluntary Use of Race (December 2, 2011)
     See Dear Colleague Letter to School Districts on Title VI Principles Regarding Use of Race in Assignment of Students to Elementary and Secondary Schools (August 28, 2008) (Withdrawn)
     See Dear Colleague Letter to Postsecondary Institutions on Title VI Principles Regarding Use of Race in Student Admissions (August 28, 2008) (Withdrawn)

Racial harassment
     See "Dear Colleague" letter (October 26, 2010)
     Also see Investigative guidance

Ramps
     See 34 C.F.R. Part 104, Subpart C
     See 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart D

Reasonable accommodation
     Discussed in Nondiscrimination in Employment ...

Recipient
     Discussed in About OCR

Records, student
     See Family Policy Compliance Office
     See "Dear Colleague" letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe (October 17, 2008) PDF (7M)

Records requested by OCR
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Recruitment, athletics
     Discussed in Policy Interpretation: Title IX and ... Athletics ...

Regarded as having an impairment
     See 34 C.F.R. § 104.3
     See 28 C.F.R. § 35.104

Regulations:

• Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Disability)
• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Disability)
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Race, color, and national origin)
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Sex)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
     Also discussed in Impact of the Civil Rights Laws

Religion
     See "Dear Colleague" letter (October 26, 2010)
     Go to Other Federal civil rights agencies

Remedies
     Discussed in How OCR Handles Complaints
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Report Cards and Transcripts
     See "Dear Colleague" letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe (October 17, 2008) PDF (7M)

Reports of OCR Activities

Request for information
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Resolution
     Discussed in How OCR Handles Complaints
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Retaliation
     Discussed in How OCR Handles Complaints

Review, compliance
     Discussed in Case Processing Manual (CPM)

Scholarships, athletic
     Discussed in Athletic Equity Resources
     See “Dear Colleague” letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe (June 25, 2007)

School Choice
     See “Dear Colleague” letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe (January 8, 2009)

School counselors

Science
     See Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
     Also see Impact of the Civil Rights Laws

Segregation
     Discussed in Student Assignment in Elementary and Secondary Schools & Title VI
     See Notice of Application, U.S. v. Fordice

Self-evaluation
     See Prevention Overview

September 11, 2001
     See Letter from Secretary Paige on harassment of Muslim and Arab students

Sex discrimination

Sex-Stereotyping
     See "Dear Colleague" letter (October 26, 2010)
     See Revised OCR Sexual Harassment Guidance
     See Sexual Harassment: It's Not Academic

Sexual harassment
     See "Dear Colleague" letter (April 4, 2011) from Assistant Secretary Russlynn Ali on sexual harassment sexual violence
     See Know Your Rights (April 4, 2011)
     See "Dear Colleague" letter (October 26, 2010)
     See "Dear Colleague" letter (January 25,2006)
     See Revised OCR Sexual Harassment Guidance
     Also see Sexual Harassment: It's Not Academic