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Peer reviewedLevy, Tracey I. – Journal of Law and Education, 2001
Explores higher education institutions' legal obligations to accommodate students with learning disabilities and the courts' review of those accommodations. Lists suggestions for responding to accommodation requests, and in defending claims asserted by learning-disabled students. (Contains 182 references.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Peer reviewedBoomer, Lyman W. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The paper discusses the impact of two legal cases. In "Board versus Rowley," the Supreme Court established a three-part standard for appropriate education of students with disabilities. In "Centennial versus Commonwealth," the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that gifted students merit an Individualized Education Program and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
