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Download full textSingh, Delar K. – 2000
This paper discusses the Person's with Disabilities Act (PDA) passed in 1995 in India and compares it with the United State's Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997. The comparison indicates the PDA is more limited in its coverage, does not include due process procedures, and does not fund the education of individuals with…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
Satcher, Jamie F.; Dooley-Dickey, Katherine – 1991
This paper provides a basic overview of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which mandates equal access, protection, and opportunity for persons with disabilities in four major areas: employment, telecommunication, transportation, and public services and accommodations. It notes that the employment…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
