Descriptor
| Definitions | 2 |
| Disabilities | 2 |
| Disability Discrimination | 2 |
| Educational Discrimination | 2 |
| Equal Opportunities (Jobs) | 2 |
| Federal Legislation | 2 |
| Civil Rights | 1 |
| Civil Rights Legislation | 1 |
| Court Litigation | 1 |
| Discriminatory Legislation | 1 |
| Eligibility | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| University of Dayton Law… | 1 |
Author
| Turney, Harriet L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Rehabilitation Act 1973 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textCommission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1983
The monograph addresses legal issues involving discrimination against handicapped persons and the key legal requirement of reasonable accommodation. Four chapters in Part I examine background issues, including definitions and statistical overviews of handicaps; historical attitudes toward handicapped persons and an analysis of the extent of…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Definitions
Peer reviewedTurney, Harriet L. – University of Dayton Law Review, 1978
Numerous interpretation problems currently exist in the statutory and regulatory definition of "handicapped individual." The three-part definition as set forth in section 504 of the 1974 amendments is analyzed, and potential sources of controversy are identified in each section. Possible applications of such a broad definition are…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Discriminatory Legislation
