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Guay, Doris M. Pfeuffer – Studies in Art Education, 1993
Reports on a study of instructional strategies and classroom techniques used by art teachers for children with disabilities. Finds that in both segregated and integrated art education settings, a balanced, comprehensive art education program is possible with all students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Disability Discrimination
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Reed, Mary Hutchings – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Provides a broad survey of employment discrimination lawsuits brought against libraries under various federal and state statutes. Practical pointers for librarians are drawn from these cases for their use in hiring, firing, and disciplining employees. (EM)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Comparable Worth, Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination
Dreyfuss, Katharine R. – Camping Magazine, 1987
Discusses the nature of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Suggests ways in which camp directors can establish procedures for making appropriate decisions about accepting campers/staff workers with AIDS. Reviews aspects of environmental sanitation, physical health, confidentiality, camper/staff drug use and sexual behavior, medical…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Administrator Responsibility, Camping, Confidentiality
McMullan, Sandra H. – 1994
This booklet discusses the risks that educational institutions face in regard to employment discrimination litigation and outlines a program to effectively manage such risks. Institutions need to address three main types of employment discrimination issues: sexual harassment, disability-based discrimination, and age discrimination. To deal with…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Age Discrimination, College Administration
Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. – 1992
This collection of information pieces is intended to help school personnel make better decisions regarding compliance with, first, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities and, second, with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It is stressed that some students…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
Buckman, Dana T.; Coleman, Arthur L.; Farmelo, David A.; Gittins, Naomi E.; Mehfoud, Kathleen S.; Thomas, Lori S.; Wood, R. Craig – 2000
This guide examines the legal issues to consider in setting policy on the appropriate uses, and consequences, of student testing, and explores the controversies that have arisen in places where new polices were implemented. Chapter 1, "An Overview of Student Testing and Assessment," provides a brief overview of some of the state and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination
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Julian, Frank H. – CUPA Journal, 1994
The impact of a court decision (McGann vs. H&H Music) concerning reduction of employee health insurance benefits in a case of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act on college decisions regarding reduction of benefits is examined. Recommendations for college are offered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Deines-Jones, Courtney; Van Fleet, Connie – 1995
It is estimated that one in every five people in the United States has problems performing daily activities without help, perhaps due to the aging of the population and to more and more children surviving severe birth defects. The importance of library services to the disabled cannot be overestimated; they have the same information needs as any…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Professional Staff Congress of the City Univ. of New York, NY. – 1988
This handbook is designed to provide City University of New York faculty with practical information and suggestions to help them meet the needs of disabled students in their classrooms. An overview on teaching students with disabilities is provided, followed by discussions of specific topics including coping with mobility and hand-function…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy
Heyward, Salome M. – 1992
This book presents an analysis of and guide to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Part I considers the evolution of compliance standards under Section 504 with chapters on civil rights compliance standards, nondiscrimination versus affirmative action, and the recipient's obligation. Part II provides an overview of Section 504 covering:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, Compliance (Legal)
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