Fall 2024 Webinar Series presented by The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). Full schedule can be found here: https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/webinars/2024-fall-webinar-series

Understanding the Higher Education Civil Rights Landscape:Section 504, ADA, Title IX, and Title VI

Catherine Spear J.D., University of California, Office of the President Olabisi (Bisi) Okubadejo J.D., Georgetown UniversityEmily Babb, J.D., Northwestern University

Colleges are governed by federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including Section 504, ADA,Title IX, and Title VI that prohibit discrimination on the bases of many protected classes,including as disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, race, color, nationalorigin, shared ancestry and ethnic characteristics. Join three former U.S. Dept. of EducationOffice for Civil Rights (OCR) attorneys who now lead university civil rights offices, indiscussing the overlap between these laws and their processes. We will cover an overview ofkey civil rights issues, such as the impact of new Title IX and/or Section 504 regulations,navigating civil rights conduct processes, pregnancy accommodations, how to engage yourcampus’ bias response or threat processes, and how to build and sustain relationshipsbetween disability services and civil rights/equity offices. The presenters will engage ininteractive conversations using case studies, share best practices, and provide practical tools.