What's New

• DOT updated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Final Rule (April 2024)
  • Guidance for FTA Tier II Recipients on Implementing the DBE Final Rule
  • DBE Final Rule Webinars
• Eligible Transit Vehicle Manufacturer DBE List
• U.S. Department of Justice Final Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps
  • Final Rule
  • Press Release
  • Fact Sheet
• DOT Joins DOJ in Reaffirming Shared Commitment to Uphold Civil Rights Laws and Environmental Justice
• Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making
• DOT solicited public comment on ways to improve the accessibility of public transportation facilities for people with disabilities. We sought suggestions from riders and stakeholders on improving access beyond the minimum ADA standards for transportation facilities. For more information, please visit Regulations.gov.
  • The comment period was extended to February 20, 2024 (see Federal Register notice)

Overview

The Office of Civil Rights is responsible for ensuring public transit providers comply with all nondiscrimination requirements. The office oversees the implementation of laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age in the provision of services to the public. The office provides technical assistance and training and conducts complaint investigations, compliance reviews, and recipient program plan reviews to ensure public transit providers fulfill civil rights requirements. Major programs the office implements include:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program
• Equal Employment Opportunity program