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Peer reviewedWeber, Mark C. – Journal of College and University Law, 1998
Discusses several of the principal issues involved in litigation over disability discrimination in colleges and universities, focusing on enforcement in both administrative and judicial arenas. Concludes that discrimination legislation is complex and may unnecessarily exclude qualified disabled individuals from employment, education, and other…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Download full textGamble, David – 2000
This paper analyzes disability support services in higher education to provide administrators with a clearer understanding of disability support services and the legal requirements for their institutions to provide accommodations to students with disabilities. It begins by discussing the rapid growth in the number of college students with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Civil Rights Legislation, College Role, Disabilities
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
This pamphlet describes the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, with respect to elementary and secondary school policies involving the placement of children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It explains the policy of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights concerning how…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disability Discrimination
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
This pamphlet summarizes the responsibilities of school officials under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in administering nondiscriminatory disciplinary sanctions in the form of long-term suspension or expulsion of students with disabilities. It also summarizes the rights of disabled students and their parents or guardians in…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
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
Peer reviewedJulian, 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
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)
