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Shaw, Mollie – 1979
The author reviews the history, philosophy, and administrative organization of New York City's Mayor's Office for the Handicapped (MOH). The office's bill of rights is set forth and its activities in advocacy, particularly for physically handicapped people are recounted. The beginnings of the MOH are traced from reactions to a 1967 order to ban…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Evans, Paul L. – 1979
A review of the legal basis for and a model of operationalizing definitions of handicapping conditions is presented along with a trend analysis of the association between operationalized criteria and stability in incidence rates. The role of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), Public Law 93-380, and Section 504 of…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
MacGugan, Kirk – 1978
The impact of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, prohibiting educational discrimination against the handicapped by institutions receiving Health, Education, and Welfare funds, was investigated specifically as it related to Leeward Community College (Hawaii). Information compiled by the Self-Evaluation 504 Task Force at the college,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
