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Ekstrom, Ruth B., Ed.; Smith, Douglas K., Ed. – 2002
This book is designed to assist testing professionals as they face the challenge of how best to assess and test people with disabilities. Chapters include: (1) "Testing Individuals with Disabilities: Reconciling Social Science and Social Policy" (Diana Pullin); (2) "The Psychometrics of Testing Individuals with Disabilities"…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Adults, Civil Rights, College Admission
Peer reviewedLatham, Patricia H.; Latham, Peter S. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
Reviews court decisions regarding the documentation of disabilities and accommodations for individuals with learning disabilities and/or attention-deficit disorders taking licensing examinations from the National Board of Medical Examiners and the State Bar Examiners. Professional schools and licensing authorities are urged to work toward…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Learning Disabilities
Download full textMellard, Daryl, Ed. – 1997
This conference proceedings document includes an introduction, papers from all the presenters and respondents, and masters of the overheads used in the presentations. Three videotapes (with a total running time of approximately 4.5 hours) of all the symposium presentations are also included. Presentations include: "The Ecology of Human…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Wilkinson, Wendy; Dresden, Cynthia – 1997
This paper focuses on the state of the law as it concerns adults with disabilities regarding educational issues. Sections 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 are addressed and legal issues are examined, including: (1) the definition of disability; (2) documentation of disability; (3) financial…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled)
