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Lendman, Christy – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
As students with disabilities attend postsecondary education and request accommodations on high-stakes exams, documentation of their disability and how it impacts their learning is even more important. This overarching reality is a result of several factors. These include the legal protections for individuals with disabilities, changes in the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Testing Accommodations, Disabilities, Influences
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Konecky, Joshua; Wolinsky, Sid – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article reviews basic legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act relative to individuals with learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Within this framework, legal issues surrounding reasonable accommodations on professional licensing and screening exams are…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Certification, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
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Yasutake, David; Lerner, Janet – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1996
A study was conducted of 255 Chicago teachers (132 general, 91 special education, and 32 other school personnel) at elementary, middle, and high school levels to measure attitudes towards inclusive classrooms. Findings indicated the general education teachers were less knowledgeable about special education law, less skillful in working with…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools