ERIC Number: ED296678
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 21
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Compliance of Postsecondary Institutions with Provisions for Disabled Students Mandated by the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Williams, Joan M.; Hodinko, Bernard A.
Perceptions were obtained from 480 college student services officers concerning compliance of their employing institutions with selected provisions of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (specifically Section 504). The survey instrument presented a statement from each of 24 provisions of the two Acts. Significant differences in the extent of compliance by two-year and four-year institutions with selected provisions of both Acts were found. For both two-year and four-year colleges, the three provisions in the top four that had the greatest compliance were "ramps or curb ramps in pedestrian areas,""accessibility planned in future construction," and "route of entrance to each building." The provision of "accessible building main entrance to each floor" and "ratio of parking spaces" ranked fourth for two-year and four-year institutions, respectively. Both two-year and four-year colleges were in least compliance with the same four provisions of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968: "elevators with special features,""appropriate alarm systems,""doors with tactile surface warnings," and "ratio of public telephones." It is suggested that governmental monetary aid would promote fuller compliance by institutions. (SW)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)
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