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Ensuring Equal Access

Learn how civil rights laws work to ensure that all students have the right to educational opportunities.

ED works to ensure that schools, districts, colleges, and universities give students equal access to high-rigor academic courses and programs, extracurricular activities, and other educational opportunities.

Equal Access for Disabled Students

OCR works to ensure that schools give students with disabilities opportunities equal to those provided to students without disabilities.

Digital Accessibility

Technology plays an increasingly important role in education at all levels.

Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices in Education

This pamphlet summarizes ED's requirements concerning nondiscrimination in employment practices.

Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act

Schools may not discriminate against any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, or any other youth group.

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Federal Register Notices and Regulations

Read the complete department rules, proposed rules, and public notices associated with equal access to education.

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Page Last Reviewed:
August 13, 2025