Civil Rights Information & Resources
Civil Rights Web Resources:
Laws, University Agencies, and Policies
National Resources:
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services: USDA Civil Rights Policy Statements, Civil Rights Laws, Authorities, Regulations, Agencies & Programs and Complaint Procedures:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/about/offices/equalop_require.htmlAffirmative Action Resources: US Government and non-government links to sites:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/aalinks.htmlTitle IX: Education Amendments of 1972, prohibitions of discrimination based on sex:
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/titleix.htm
UMass Civil Rights Offices:
UMass Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, including University and public complaint procedures:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/Brochures: Sexual Harassment, Disability Services, Workplace Violence:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/events.htmlEOD Program Information Sheet:
http://www.umass.edu/ewc/rr/iris_web/ewcr0365aa.htmlUMass Amherst Office of Disability Services:
http://www.umass.edu/disability/DSADA.htmAmericans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/americans.htmlCampus Wide Training Opportunities: Human Resources, Workplace Learning and Development:
http://www.umass.edu/wld/Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (for non-university complaints):
http://www.mass.gov/mcad/
UMass Civil Rights Policies:
Civil Rights Fact Sheet: College of Natural Resources and the Environment, Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) and UMass Extension:
http://www.umass.edu/nre/experimentstation/expst-civilrights.htmlUMass Non-Discrimination Policy:
http://www.umass.edu/ug_programguide/nondiscrim.htmlUMass Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/sexual.htmlUMass Grievance Procedure:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/grievance.htmlUMass Faculty and Staff Search Procedures:
http://www.umass.edu/eod/search.html
To file a USDA program discrimination complaint letter, go to:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_program.html
