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Download full textIllinois Community College Board, 2024
These administrative rules of the Illinois Community College Board are divided into eight sections. Under Title 23: Education and Cultural Resources, Subtitle A: Education, Chapter VII: Illinois Community College Board, the following parts are included: (1) Part 1501 Administration of the Illinois Public Community College Act; (2) Part 1502 Joint…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Boards of Education, Administration, Documentation
District of Columbia Public Schools, 2024
This District of Columbia Public Schools School Year 2024-2025 "Parental Right to Know Guide" informs parents on their rights with regard to the following: (1) Notice of Non-Discrimination and Non-Retaliation; (2) Teachers and Paraprofessionals; (3) Student Achievement (DC CAPE Data); (4) Student Records; (5) Unsafe School Choice Option;…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Parent Rights, Access to Information, Equal Education
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Direct linkEnyart, Stephanie – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Stephanie Enyart reflects on few key aspects of what the blind and low vision community has gained because of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although it is true that blind people received individual accommodations before the legal requirements arose, the ADA created a duty to accommodate in many new instances and on a broader range of…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Blindness
Illinois Community College Board, 2023
These administrative rules of the Illinois Community College Board are divided into eight sections. Under Title 23: Education and Cultural Resources, Subtitle A: Education, Chapter VII: Illinois Community College Board, the following parts are included: (1) Part 1501 Administration of the Illinois Public Community College Act; (2) Part 1502 Joint…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Governing Boards, Governance, College Administration
Boyer, Michelle; Landl, Erika – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This Brief contains a scan of the interim assessment landscape, and is focused on the availability of documentation supporting the appropriateness of these assessments for students with disabilities. The purpose of this Brief is to advise the development of guidance that facilitates improved practices related to the use of interim assessments for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Inclusion
Taylor, Z. W.; Burnett, Christopher A. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2021
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that all Title IV-participating institutions of higher education publish web accessible websites for students with disabilities. This study sought to evaluate the web accessibility of Hispanic-Serving Institutional (HSI) websites (n = 217). Results suggest that the average HSI website landing page…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, College Students
Illinois Community College Board, 2021
These administrative rules of the Illinois Community College Board are divided into eight sections. Under Title 23: Education and Cultural Resources, Subtitle A: Education, Chapter VII: Illinois Community College Board, the following parts are included: (1) Part 1501 Administration of the Illinois Public Community College Act; (2) Part 1502 Joint…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Governing Boards, Governance, College Administration
Huss, John A.; Eastep, Shannon – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the current extent of our faculty's familiarity with the rights, responsibilities, and resources pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act insofar as compliance and accommodations for online courses. Through the collection of data we…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Familiarity, Teacher Attitudes
Lewis, Jill – Library Quarterly, 2013
Drawing on the author's experience as an information professional for individuals with disabilities, this article discusses the challenges faced by both library users and staff in obtaining and providing information to this community. It poses four questions: Where do individuals with disabilities fit into diversity studies? Do individuals with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Access to Information, Librarians, Media Specialists
National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2020
The purpose of the National AEM Center's Quality Indicators with Critical Components for Higher Education is to assist institutes of higher education, both at the system and campus level, with planning, implementing, and evaluating dynamic, coordinated systems for providing accessible materials and technologies for all students who need them. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Quality
Jackson, Dimitra Lynette; Jones, Stephanie J. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
The research on students with disabilities has focused primarily on transition programs and the accessibility of information in the classroom environment. There is a dearth of studies that examine the accessibility of disability services information on community college websites for prospective students with disabilities. A researcher-developed…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Web Sites, Disabilities, Two Year College Students
Solovieva, Tatiana I.; Bock, Jeremy M. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities are guaranteed access to all postsecondary programs and services. The purpose of this study, conducted by the Center for Excellence in Disabilities, was to evaluate the current status of a major university's web accessibility. The results indicated that in 2011 only 51% of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Universities, Web Sites
Anastasopoulos, Nicholas; Baer, Amanda Marie – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2013
Massive Open Online Courses ("MOOCs") are free online courses offered by institutions of higher education to individuals across the world, without any admissions criteria. Through web-based courses hosted by MOOC platforms, student-participants learn by accessing media, including documents, pictures and uploaded lectures on the course…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments
Dell, Cindy Ann; Dell, Thomas F.; Blackwell, Terry L. – Journal of Educators Online, 2015
Inclusion of the universal design for learning (UDL) model as a guiding set of principles for online curriculum development in higher education is discussed. Fundamentally, UDL provides the student with multiple means of accessing the course based on three overarching principles: presentation; action and expression; and engagement and interaction.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Online Courses, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Brobst, John L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem addressed by this study is the observed low levels of compliance with federal policy on website accessibility. The study examines the two key federal policies that promote website accessibility, using a side-by-side policy analysis technique. The analysis examines the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 508 of the…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Compliance (Legal), Public Policy, Accessibility (for Disabled)
