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New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1981
The booklet reviews Federal and New York State efforts to ensure that school programs are accessible to handicapped students and presents guidelines for making existing facilities, services, and activities accessible. The requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act are reviewed…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedShanhouse, William M.; Yates, Melodie S. – New Directions for Student Services, 1980
Creating a barrier-free environment requires modification of buildings, realignment of attitudes, raising of funds, and planning for new programs. By designing a barrier-free environment that is esthetically pleasing, the attitudes of both handicapped and nonhandicapped will be positively affected. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, College Students, Delivery Systems
Ardi, Dana; Palmer, Glenda U. – 1979
Recent legislation, notably Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act), has mandated mainstreaming of the handicapped in educational settings, including the college and university campus. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also requires colleges and universities to accept qualified applicants regardless of handicap.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Architectural Barriers, Building Design
Download full textWulfsberg, Rolf M.; Petersen, Richard J. – 1979
The physical facilities of 700 colleges and universities of the United States were studied by the National Center for Education Statistics in the fall of 1977. The primary study objectives were to: (1) develop a reliable estimate of what American colleges and universities must spend to make their programs accessible to the mobility impaired, as…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Building Plans
