Civil Rights Compliance Resources

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

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:

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.