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Byrnes, MaryAnn – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
An accommodation is an adjustment to an activity or setting that equalizes a learning situation for persons with disabilities. Accommodations are required under the anti-discriminatory 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. An accommodation should not alter an assignment's essential purpose. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities

Castro, Obdulia – Hispania, 2002
Describes an interdisciplinary program offering modified Spanish classes to students with special needs. Through preliminary identification, eligible students are signed up for classes. Exemplifies an effective way to confront problems related to a more diverse student population; to comply with regulations imposed by the Americans with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Design