Quick Resources
Extension Civil Rights Plan
Guidelines for Establishing Extension Advisory Boards
WSU Extension Language Access Plan
WSU Extension Civil Rights Checklist
CONTACTS
ADA/Accommodations – Local County and Tribal Director or Program Director/Chair, extension@wsu.edu, or ccr@wsu.edu
Formal Complaints: ccr@wsu.edu
General Questions: extension@wsu.edu
Requirements and Guidelines
The following training is provided by the US Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as the primary guideline to a civil rights review. If you would like the presentation slides, please contact Kenitra.Keeney@wsu.edu.
NIFA Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights – Compliance Review Process Training – YouTube
Compliance Tools
County Civil Rights Teams Site
The Team site is used as a storage location for individual Civil Rights files electronically. Please see the Civil Rights checklist for the filing protocols this is in the shared file (0. Civil Rights Checklist). If you are having difficulty accessing the folder or need permissions, please contact Kenitra.Keeney@wsu.edu.
Complaint Procedures
Faculty, staff, and volunteers must know and understand WSU and WSU’s Extension procedures for civil right compliant and for filing employment discrimination and sexual harassment complaints, please use these available resources Compliance and Civil Rights, File a Report. Please contact the office of Compliance and Civil Rights for additional information at ccr@wsu.edu, 509-335-8288 or
French Administration Building, Room 225
PO BOX 641022
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164
Trainings
This section is under development. If there are unique training requirements or topics that would be beneficial, please reach out to your Extension County Relations Coordinator at Kenitra.keeney@wsu.edu.
NIFA Civil Rights Compliance
- NIFA Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Equitable Distribution Training – YouTube
- NIFA Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Training – YouTube
- NIFA Public Notification Outreach Training – YouTube
- NIFA Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility for Individuals with Disability Training – YouTube
- NIFA Office of Equal Opportunity – Limited English Proficiency Assessments & Language Access. – YouTube
Collecting REG Data and Parity Analysis
See County Civil Rights Teams site
Barrier Analysis
- Coming Soon
Relevant State and Federal Laws
WSU complies with state and federal civil rights laws, (WSU policies may be subject to periodic updates to reflect changes in these laws) including, but not limited to the following:
- The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (pdf)
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- Washington Law Against Discrimination (RCW 49.60)
For assistance or more information, please contact Kenitra.Keeney@wsu.edu or 509-335-2521
WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension Office. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement. WSU Non-Discrimination Statement.