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Download full textOregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1980
Seeking to inform hearing officers in Oregon of due process procedures in cases involving handicapped students, this handbook describes the rights and obligations of parents and school districts, the legal basis for such hearings, and the steps involved in the conduct of hearings. The handbook affirms the rights of parents to inspect and copy…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection
Peer reviewedLoscalzo, Theresa E. – Journal of Law and Education, 1985
Courts have not recognized claims of "educational malpractice," though they have held that such a claim could be formally pleaded with liability precluded by public policy considerations. A 1984 New York Court of Appeals decision in "Snow vs. State of New York" may be the initial breakdown to the barrier of public policy…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Bruyere, Susanne M. – 1994
This brief paper uses a question-and-answer format to summarize requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 related to personnel training. Topics address the purpose of the ADA; personnel within an organization who should receive training on the ADA; information on the ADA that these personnel should have; starting a training…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Lee, Barbara A. – 1995
This brief paper summarizes requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 related to reasonable accommodation. The following topics are addressed: what is meant by reasonable accommodation and some examples; some ways of determining essential job functions and possible accommodations (such as job descriptions, permissible and…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Gregory, Gwendolyn H. – 1996
This booklet offers a summary of United States Supreme Court decisions handed down through the end of the Court's 1994-95 term. The synopses include only the rule of law of the case and the facts necessary to the decisions. In a few situations the synopsis also includes a legal theory. The reference contains virtually all cases in which a public…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Snyder, Vivian C.; Huttula, Janet D. – 1983
This handbook provides answers to questions that state department program access coordinators most frequently ask when involved in evaluating for accessibility for handicapped persons and when developing changes to ensure that departmental programs and activities are equally effective and accessible to persons with disabilities. The handbook…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation
