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Download full textLord, Janet E. – 2002
This document is designed to prepare advocates in the international disability community for productive participation in the development of international conventions on the human rights of people with disabilities. Knowledge of the standard categories of international law provisions will help participants address issues related to the structure of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Brown, Dale S. – 1994
This brief paper uses a question-and-answer format to summarize requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 related to employment of people with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Questions address the following topics: (1) what is meant by LD and ADHD; (2) eligibility requirements…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation, Disability Discrimination, Eligibility
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
This pamphlet outlines requirements for a free, appropriate, public education (FAPE) for students with disabilities under Section 540 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Requirements include: (1) ensuring that all school age children who have disabilities are entitled to FAPE; (2) providing an appropriate education that includes educational…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedPrater, Mary Anne – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2000
This article provides teachers with a list of books and ideas for teaching about disabilities. Forty-six books are identified, 17 received either the Newbery or the Newbery Honor Award. The list of books includes a brief summary of the plot, the main disability discussed, and other curricular applications. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Childrens Literature, Coping, Disabilities
Juengart, Laurie S. – 1994
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are two major pieces of social legislation that impact private and public employers, including school districts. Public school employers must have thorough awareness of the legal requirements of both laws and must analyze the ways in which those requirements…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEwing, Norma J. – High School Journal, 1979
The author examines concerns about whether or not, and by what criteria, handicapped students should be included in or excluded from comprehensive competency testing programs, as well as the implications of minimum competency testing for the handicapped. Pertinent legislation from several states is discussed. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination
Gregory, Martha Wille, Ed. – 1993
This training module is intended to increase awareness of workshop participants concerning their individual values and to develop positive attitudes and behaviors toward people with disabilities. The module includes workshop content (with side notes to the trainer in italics), overheads, and many handouts. Preliminary information includes module…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities
McGee, Jerry C. – 1988
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has become an issue that schools must understand, especially in terms of the legal requirements of educating students who contract this disease. In a review of some recent court cases involving children with AIDS, this paper focuses on how to educate these children. Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination
Morosky, Frank N. – 1994
This brief paper summarizes requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 related to workplace accommodations for persons with musculo-skeletal disorders. The following topics are addressed: (1) the relevance of the ADA to people with musculo-skeletal disorders; (2) employment provisions of the ADA to protect individuals with…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disability Discrimination
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Dept. of Special Education. – 1994
This pamphlet, designed to assist people with disabilities in the job search process, discusses Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and job search issues. The ADA's definitions and protections are outlined, and the types of employers covered under the ADA are noted. The pamphlet emphasizes that the ADA is not affirmative action…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Goldberg, Daniel; Goldberg, Marge – 1993
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 outlaws discrimination against people with disabilities. It is a bold and comprehensive law affecting employment, transportation, services provided by state and local government, services and accommodations offered by private businesses, and telecommunication access for people with communication…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disabilities
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1998
This fact sheet describes provisions under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) that prohibit the discriminatory assignment of students with disabilities to segregated classes or facilities. In elementary and secondary schools, students with disabilities may be assigned to…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC. – 1985
A revision of the 1978 guide designed to assist institutions improve access for handicapped students in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is presented. The guide assumes the reader is interested in learning how to comply with Section 504 and does not address the question of whether a particular education program or…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Admission Criteria, Civil Rights
Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, Springfield, IL. – 1987
Developed by the Illinois Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, this guide is intended to help parents and other laypersons communicate more knowledgeably and effectively with professionals who work with handicapped persons, as well as with handicapped individuals themselves. Section I offers suggestions for interpersonal…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Schafer, Susan P. – 1985
In this four-page pamphlet suggestions are provided for conducting school ceremonies which are free of race, ethnic, sex, religious, or handicap bias. Race, ethnic, and sex fairness are addressed in the topics of choosing robe colors, line formation, seating order, listing of participants, choosing speakers, distributing diplomas, and choosing…
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Disability Discrimination, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
