In alignment with U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance; the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Plan of Work; and PVAMU Extension’s Language Access Plan, we are committed to providing language access support to Texas residents who are limited English proficient or have certain communication disabilities so they may have meaningful access to our programs, activities, and services.
We offer language support and accommodations for people who are learning English or have certain communication disabilities including:
Translation services
Interpretation services
Large print materials
Audio tape
and more
Language Accommodations for Programs and Events
If you need a reasonable accommodation to access information or participate in a Cooperative Extension Program event, complete an Online Language Accommodation Request, email LAS@pvamu.edu, or call 936-261-5166 a minimum of 3 weeks before the event. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request when possible.
Language Accommodations under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
We are committed to working collaboratively with the appropriate individuals, groups, and offices to ensure that any reasonable request for an ADA language accommodation is met with the proper organizational response.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, and American Sign Language) to access information or participate in a Cooperative Extension Program event should complete an Online Language Accommodation Request, email LAS@pvamu.edu, or call 936-261-5166 a minimum of 3 weeks before the event. We will do our best to accommodate your needs when possible.
Resources
Language Access Policy
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Data
For CEP Employees
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Contact
aawilliams@pvamu.edu
936-261-5166
Equal Opportunity Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, Prairie View A&M University PVAMU Extension is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English upon request. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should email LAS@pvamu.edu, call 936-261-5166, contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY), or call 7-1-1 for the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS).
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
fax: (202) 690-7442
email: program.intake@usda.gov
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.