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<p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In FY 2015, the quality and pace of OCR’s</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: 700;">enforcement
work </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">remained high. OCR received a record-high 10,392 complaints, initiated 19 compliance reviews and directed inquiries, and resolved</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">9,250
cases overall, including 1,044 resolutions that secured changes protective of students’ civil rights in schools around the nation. (See the Appendix for the total number of resolution agreements in FY 2015 by jurisdiction, state, and type of investigation.)
Over several years, the number of complaints OCR received generally rose in several areas, including restraint or seclusion of students with disabilities; accessibility of curriculum through technology for students with disabilities; harassment based on race,
color, or national origin; appropriate support for English Learner (EL) students; and sexual violence. </span></p>
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<a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/ocr/report-to-president-and-secretary-of-education-2015.pdf" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www2.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/ocr/report-to-president-and-secretary-of-education-2015.pdf</font></a></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">L. Scott Lissner, </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Ohio State University </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> ADA Coordinator and 504 Compliance Office <br>
Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs<br>
Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies<br>
Board, Center for Disability Empowerment & VSA Ohio<br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Past President, AHEAD<br>
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154 West 12th, Columbus, Ohio. 43210</span></div>
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