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The Pennsylvania State University
Docket #03-11-2020
The Pennsylvania State University (“University”) and the National Federation of the Blind (“NFB”) mutually agree to enter into this voluntary Resolution Agreement (Agreement) as part of the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Early Complaint Resolution (ECR) process to resolve the issues the Complainants raised in complaint #03-11-2020 (“OCR Complaint”).
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, the NFB is the largest advocacy organization of blind individuals in the
United States, whose members include current and future students and faculty of the University;
WHEREAS, the NFB desires to ensure that current and future students and faculty of the University who have vision impairments enjoy equal access to all educational opportunities, services and information provided by the University;
WHEREAS, the University is one of the largest public systems of higher education in the United States and strives to maintain strong academic leadership and a commitment to equal access to educational information and services for all students and faculty;
WHEREAS, the University must provide students, faculty and staff with disabilities the same benefits, programs, and services, but when technically unfeasible to do [...]