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Equal Access/ Equal Opportunity
Delgado Community College assures equal opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religious or political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, or marital status or veteran’s status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission to, participation in, or employment in programs and activities of the College. Delgado Community College’s Equal Access/ Equal Opportunity Officer is Carla Major, O’Keefe Administration Building, Room A-21, 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119, 504-762-3003, cmajor@dcc.edu.
Student Accessibility Services/Section 504
In accordance with the requirements of the titles of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1992, Delgado Community College will not exclude or discriminate against any individual with a disability from the full attainment and access to post-secondary education, and equal enjoyment of its services and facilities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and will provide reasonable accommodations in its policies, practices, or procedures when such modifications are necessary to afford its services and facilities to individuals with disabilities, unless the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of its services. College policy also assures equal opportunity for all qualified persons in admission or participation in, or employment in the activities through which the College operates. Delgado Community College has designated a 504/ADA Coordinator, Joseph Williams, who can be reached at (504) 671-5161, jwilli@dcc.edu, Building 2 (Student Services Building) Room 102, 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119. Delgado Community College provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to qualified students. Any student with concerns or complaints about services offered should contact the College’s 504/ADA Coordinator.
Title IX
As part of its commitment to providing an educational environment free from discrimination, Delgado Community College complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments, which prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon sex in an institution’s education programs and activities. Title IX prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence, of students at Delgado Community College sponsored activities and programs whether occurring on or off campus. Title IX also protects third-parties, such as visiting student athletes, from sexual harassment or sexual violence in Delgado Community College’s programs and activities and protects employees from sexual harassment and discrimination. Prohibited harassment includes acts of verbal, nonverbal or physical aggression, intimidation or hostility based on sex, even if those acts do not involve conduct of a sexual nature; sex-based harassment by those of the same sex; and discriminatory sex stereotyping. Delgado Community College will take prompt action to investigate and resolve reports of sexual harassment or sexual violence in accordance with Title IX. Delgado Community College’s Title IX Coordinator is Traci B. Smothers, Building 9, Room 118, 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119, 504-762-3004, tsmoth@dcc.edu.
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