We are pleased to announce our upcoming Webinars. Participants completing a Webinar will receive a personalized “Certificate of Completion” documenting the training.
Title: Compliance With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
and Related Laws: An Overview
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Cost: $34.95
Description:
Because of its popularity, this recurring Webinar provides an informative overview of how to comply with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of federal civil rights laws that apply to the administration, oversight, and delivery process for federally assisted programs and activities. In this Webinar, we’ll focus our attention on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the disability-related nondiscrimination laws at Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act. We will touch on a variety of compliance-related issues such as how far these laws extend, what is required for compliance (including a discussion of reasonable accommodation, environmental justice, and Limited English Proficiency), the concepts of assurances and taglines, differences between program complaints and discrimination complaints, harassment and hostile environment, and data collection.
Developed for:
Whether you are new, or need refresher training, this Webinar is designed for state and local government officials from any size agency or department, including equal opportunity officers, ADA coordinators, disability specialists, Title VI liaisons, agency heads, contracting and procurement personnel, and compliance officials. Similarly, management and equal opportunity professionals for private companies and other organizations that contract with state and local governments to operate federally assisted programs and activities will find this Webinar useful. Whether you receive funding directly from a federal agency, or indirectly through a state or local agency, the laws discussed in the Webinar apply to you.
Title: Sexual Harassment at Educational Institutions: An Overview of Policies and Preventative Measures
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Cost: $34.95
Description:
In the course of this Webinar, we will use the sexual harassment case involving Jerry Sandusky and Penn State as an example of some concrete steps any educational institution can take in developing policies and implementing preventative measures to prevent sexual harassment. The events leading up to the conviction of Mr. Sandusky involved use of university facilities to engage in sexual behavior with minors. We will cover The Clery Act as well as Title IX of the Education Amendments Act, which is the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally assisted educational programs and activities.
Developed for:
This Webinar is designed for equal opportunity, human resource, and affirmative action personnel at educational institutions as well as the leadership, policy-makers, faculty, staff, and students at these institutions.
Seena Foster is an attorney, certified mediator, and award-winning author of “Civil Rights Investigations Under the Workforce Investment Act and Other Title VI-Related Laws: From Intake to Final Determination.” And, she is a Partner with Title VI Consulting in Alexandria, VA. You may visit her website at www.titleviconsulting.com.