Office of Career and Technical Education

You can contact the Regional Office of Civil Rights at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
8930 Ward Parkway Suite 2002
Kansas City, Missouri 64114
(816) 268-0550 - phone
(816) 823-1400 - fax
(816) 823-1399 - TDD

Educational institutes that receive federal funds are required to comply with Civil Rights laws, regulations and guidelines, which include the following:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin.)
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex).
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability).
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age).
• The US Office for Civil Rights "Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap" (prohibits unlawful discrimination in vocational education programs.)