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Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2008
Students with health and cognitive problems who are not eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (DEA) have protection under another federal law: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. However, according to a research conducted by a Pennsylvania middle school principal and a law professor, school…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disability Identification, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), School Surveys
Mellard, 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)
Lee, Barbara A.; Ruger, Peter H. – 1997
This pamphlet discusses the legal protections for employees with psychiatric disabilities, and analyzes the decisions of federal and state courts in cases where employees who claimed a psychiatric disorder challenged an employment decision under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or state law. It…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Behavior Disorders, College Administration, College Faculty
Skalski, Anastasia Kalamaros – 2000
This guidebook is designed to assist Colorado school and agency professionals in the identification of students with emotional disabilities and in the development and implementation of services for such students with emotional disabilities. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 discusses federal and state law governing the identification…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification