The issues of access, justice, equity, and fairness are interwoven in the fabric of every state’s Department of Transportation (DOT). Whether it is in the hiring of its employees (EEO), the utilization of contractors (DBE), the make-up of the labor force (EO/OJT), or the active dissemination of and equal access to information and resources (Title VI/ADA), the effective implementation of these civil rights programs continues to play a critical role in defining each state DOT’s true success as a US DOT-funded agency.