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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
Cohen, Uriel; And Others – 1979
The authors describe many current school design responses to mainstreaming as limited in scope, focusing mainly on barrier free environments. This approach, they suggest, is an incomplete one to a wide range of problems in mainstreaming. An analysis of the literature is seen to demonstrate that barrier free design is casually substituted for the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Requirements, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedJoffee, E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1994
The requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerning public school building accessibility are summarized. Requirements discussed include facility design and braille and raised letter signs. (DB)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Braille, Building Design, Disabilities
Merritt, Edwin T.; Beaudin, James A.; Sells, Jeffrey A. – School Business Affairs, 2000
A prime mover behind larger space requirements is expansion of legal entitlements for children with disabilities, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The list of architectural interventions has lengthened, and is matched by burgeoning effects on space and budgets. Nonphysical barriers must also be addressed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Morgan, William – Progressive Architecture, 1978
A music education and performance facility for students, 90 percent of whom are legally blind, demonstrates that it is possible to produce exciting design for the handicapped. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Architectural Character, Awards, Blindness
Preiser, Wolfgang F. E.; Taylor, Anne – Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1983
The concept of environmental design cybernetics is explained, and its use by special educators and architects in creating learning environments is discussed. A proposed habitability framework is defined, and its applications to buildings and building occupants/users are offered. Research on architectural design applied to special education…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Design, Design Requirements
Florida State Dept. of Community Affairs, Tallahassee. Board of Building Codes and Standards. – 1990
Accessibilty features of buildings and facilities provide the opportunity for handicapped persons in the community to become more self-reliant and independent; barrier-free design can enable a person with disabilities to achieve his or her potential for contributions to society. In 1989, the Florida Legislature passed a bill mandating changes to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architecture, Building Design, Design Requirements
Ballard, Joseph; And Others – 1987
In a question-and-answer format, this guide discusses the provisions of three federal laws as they relate to educational services for the handicapped: Public Law 94-142, Public Law 99-457 and Section 504 of Public Law 93-112. The guide outlines: (1) who is eligible for services; (2) legal definitions of such terms as handicapped,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administration, Building Design, Civil Rights Legislation
National Commission for the International Year of Disabled Persons, Bonn (West Germany). – 1983
The report presents recommendations resulting from a national reassessment of rehabilitation for the disabled in the Federal Republic of Germany. Described is the purpose of the reassessment, which was initiated by West Germany in response to the United Nations' goal of obtaining reports on the status of the disabled from member nations for the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis
