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Download full textCurda, Elizabeth H. – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
Veterans Affairs (VA) offers education benefits to veterans with disabilities through the GI Bill, VA's largest education program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), which helps veterans with service-connected disabilities re-enter the workforce. Each offers distinct features that may better serve veterans depending on their…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, Disabilities, Reentry Workers, Employment Services
US Senate, 2014
This is the fourth in a series of hearings to increase the employment participation rate for all people; for all individuals with disabilities. The focus of this hearing is on persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, in part because they have achieved greater success in the labor market than other groups identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Lhamon, Catherine; Gupta, Vanita – US Department of Justice, 2014
Although the overall number of youth involved in the juvenile justice system has been decreasing, there are still more than 60,000 young people in juvenile justice residential facilities in the United States on any given day. With the support of grants administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education
National Archives and Records Administration, 2004
The Secretary amends the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to remove obsolete regulations. As a result of the enactment of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, these regulations are no longer needed. The Secretary therefore takes this action to remove the regulations. Part 345 is removed effective March 25, 2004.
Descriptors: Office Occupations, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Federal Regulation
US House of Representatives, 2004
The Committee on Education and the Workforce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4278) to amend the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 to support programs of grants to States to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Grants
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2008
This paper presents the Final Report on the Audio-Digital MCAS Pilot Program. The Department and Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) have collaborated to provide audio-digital read-aloud editions of the Grade 10 English Language Arts and Mathematics MCAS tests for a small number of students with disabilities such as dyslexia and/or…
Descriptors: Test Results, Individualized Education Programs, Pilot Projects, Educational Assessment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This document presents the transcript of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness concerning the implementation of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 and the future role of the federal government in this area. Highlights of the testimony include state assistive technology projects, provision of low-interest loans…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations. – 2002
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies is about what will be done in the 21st century to improve the learning skills for children from the earliest age through all their education. Senator Tom Harkin (Iowa) presided. Opening statements were given by Senator Harkin and Senator Arlen…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Riley, Richard W. – National Archives and Records Administration, 2000
The Department issued this Notice of Policy Guidance (notice) to address the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, as they apply to the education of blind and visually impaired students. This notice updates the Office of…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
National Archives and Records Administration, 2006
The Secretary issues final regulations governing the Assistance to States for Education of Children with Disabilities Program and the Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities Program. These regulations are needed to implement changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, Federal Aid, Grants, Disabilities
