The Media and Technology section of this collection of conference presentations contains the following 13 papers: "The 'Talking Newspaper': The Technical Virtuosity and Monologic Modality of Audiotex(t)" (George Albert Gladney); "An Historic Opportunity?: Communication Research in the Design of Communication Interfaces and…

This paper is designed to familiarize parents of children with disabilities about why and how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 affects the education of children with disabilities, to illustrate the differences between Section 504 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and to provide a basic explanation of how…

This guide is designed to help school financial aid administrators provide effective entrance counseling for first-time student borrowers of subsidized Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans. A section on what is required for entrance counseling specifies both regulatory requirements and the…

This conference presentation deals with legal and cultural concerns of having foreign students serve as interns at U.S. colleges and universities. The first issue discussed is whether the intern is to be paid, which requires compliance with many federal laws and regulations. Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form, must be…

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met on three occasions to hear testimony on intercollegiate sports and in particular on proposed legislation to regulate college sports, to assure due process in investigations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),…

This study explores the role that communications technologies can play in securing rural America's future. It develops several policy strategies and options to encourage economic development. The study was requested by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress and Senators Charles E. Grassley and Orrin G. Hatch. Chapter 1 provides a summary and…

The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect funded a project to develop and field-test an evaluation procedure that could be used by interested states or communities to determine the extent of congruity between (1) their provisions for responding to the problems of child abuse and neglect, and (2) provisions prescribed in the Federal Standards…

Conducted to investigate copyright questions that have arisen from the development of new communications technologies which were not foreseen when the copyright law was rewritten in 1976, these hearings are particularly concerned with the areas of low-power television (LPTV) and satellite communications. Following session opening remarks,…

This booklet explains in question/answer form the basic regulatory requirements established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the federal government concerning the manufacture, marketing and distribution of medical devices (including implantable devices and devices previously regulated as drugs) for persons with disabilities. Topics…

This document provides general background information and interprets state and federal rules as they apply to occupational and physical therapy in educational settings. Iowa state definitions of occupational and physical therapy, the roles of the physical therapist and occupational therapist, and the role of paraprofessionals are described. A…

Instructions for building owners on the selection and application of appropriate asbestos control and abatement actions are presented in this guidebook. Chapter 1 offers background information on the asbestos problem. Chapter 2 describes the purpose and scope of an operations and maintenance (O&M) program. The third chapter discusses planning…

This chapter traces the litigation in "Rowley," the first case concerning the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) to be considered by the United States Supreme Court. The Court decided that a deaf child, Amy Rowley, was being provided with an educational opportunity that was substantially the same as her classmates';…

The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a study of employment practices at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to determine if practices for employing and advancing disabled veterans comply with applicable legislation. The study found that TVA's plans describing its Disabled Vererans' Affirmative Action Program were meeting regulatory…

This document is a transcript of a Congressional oversight hearing on the Department of Education's enforcement of Federal Civil Rights laws. Testimony, letters, and prepared statements are included from representatives of the department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National…

According to its chairman, the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities called the hearing in order "to gain some fuller understanding of the nature, scope, and purpose of the significant modifications of ... policies, regulations, and guidelines" proposed by the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), particularly as they affect…