OCR’s Year In Review (2019)

Presented at 2:00pm in Westminster IV on Thursday, November 21, 2019.

Speaker(s)

• Mary Lou Mobley, National Disability Expert, U.S. Dept. of Education

Session Details

• Length of Session: 2-hr
• Format: Lecture
• Expertise Level: Beginner
• Type of session: General Conference

Summary

OCR’s National Disability Expert will cover key disability law enforcement actions from OCR, including investigations and compliance reviews, from the past year.

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights enforces title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, with respect to educational entities. In this presentation, OCR’s National Disability Expert will cover key enforcement decisions from the past year.

Keypoints

1. Learn about OCR’s enforcement efforts in the area of disability rights law
2. Educational entities will learn more about Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
3. Learn more about effective communication, academic adjustments, physical accessibility, and other topics

Disability Areas

All Areas

Topic Areas

Legal, Uncategorized

Speaker Bio(s)

Mary Lou Mobley

Mary Lou Mobley graduated from Duke University in 1990 with a law degree and a Master’s in Philosophy. After clerking for a Federal judge, she joined the Federal government in Washington, DC, as a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, where she earned numerous awards including the John Marshall Award for Distinguished Service. In 2006, she moved to Denver and joined the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, where she currently serves as OCR’s National Disability Expert and Lead of OCR's National Digital Access Team.