Title VI
Public Notice of Rights under Title VI
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Rainbow Rider is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance without regard to whether specific projects or services are federally funded. Transit programs and services are distributed in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Additionally, Rainbow Rider is committed to ensuring its programs incorporate access for people with limited English proficiency.
Any person who believes that they, individually, or as a member of any specific class of persons, have been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin may file a discrimination complaint with Rainbow Rider using the complaint form located on Rainbow Rider’s website. The complaint form and procedures are also available in hard copy in Spanish and additional languages upon request. Rainbow Rider’s website is: https://rainbowriderbus.com
Complaints can be submitted directly to Rainbow Rider and/or to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Office of Civil Rights, MS 170, Attention: Title VI Program, 395 John Ireland Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
Alternatively, a complaint may be directly filed with the Federal Transit Administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th Floor-TCR, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590
If you need information translated into another language, or require information in an alternative format, please contact Jennifer Olson, 249 Poplar Avenue, Lowry, MN, 56349, jolson@rainbowriderbus.com.
For more information about Rainbow Rider’s Title VI Program, and the procedures to file a complaint, please reference the Complaint Procedures and Form located on Rainbow Rider’s website, under the Resources Tab; by phone 1-800-450-7770; email jolson@rainbowriderbus.com or visit our administrative office at 249 Poplar Avenue, Lowry, MN 56349.