The Department of Transportation's final rules applying the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to passenger vessel operators' (PVOs') policies took effect January 3, 2011. These questions and answers, responding to concerns expressed by passenger vessel operators, provide guidance on the...
The Department issued the following Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rule to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of disability by passenger vessel operators (PVOs). This rulemaking concerns service and policy issues. Issues concerning physical accessibility standards will be addressed at...
The Policy Statement on the Prevention of Harassment defines sexual harassment, the employee responsibilities for preventing sexual harassment, and a chronology of the development of the sexual harassment law.
Barbara Dougherty
Departmental Office of Civil Rights
Office of the Secretary, U. S. Department of Transportation
Washington, DC 20590
Barbara Dougherty is Deputy Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). She is...
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February 4-6, 2014: Speaking with One Voice: Broadening Perspectives
Bajo la dirección ejecutiva del Director, DOCR, la Directora Adjunta funge como asesora principal del Director para la política, el programa y los asuntos operativos de derechos civiles; brinda liderazgo y dirección a los jefes de división y al demás personal de derechos civiles del DOT para...