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Download full textDistrict of Columbia Public Schools, 2014
School-Parent Compacts are a component of school-level parental involvement policies, and must be developed by the school, teacher, and parents as a description of how parents, the entire school staff, and students themselves will work together for improved student academic achievement. This District of Columbia Public Schools School Year…
Descriptors: Parent Rights, Access to Information, Public Schools, Guides
National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1978
Intended for personnel working in the arts and for those serving handicapped people, the handbook explains briefly the nature of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1973 (P.L. 93-112) and provides information regarding their relationship to the arts. Information on P.L.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Osfield, Kenneth – 1991
This resource guide on services available for students with disabilities at Florida's public universities begins with a summary of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a list of recognized disability categories, regulations concerning the provision of auxiliary learning aids, and Florida statutes concerning postsecondary education of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Programs, College Students, Disabilities
Clelland, Richard – 1978
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the first major statutory civil rights enactment that protects handicapped individuals from discriminatory practices in employment and educational opportunities and in accessibility to federally supported programs and activities. The purpose of this handbook is to examine the statutory and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Check Lists, Civil Rights Legislation
Peer reviewedNoble, Steve – Library Hi Tech, 2002
Details the public policy framework that establishes the legal foundation for requiring access to Web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Highlights include fair use doctrine in regards to disability access to digital information; American with Disabilities Act; and Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Legislation
Education Law Center, Inc., Newark, NJ. – 1979
Intended for parents, the guide defines what is meant by an "exceptional" child, considers the educational opportunities open to the exceptional student, and offers suggestions on how parents can ensure that their child receives those opportunities. Sections provide the following information: definitions of various exceptionalities…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Definitions, Disabilities, Due Process
Peer reviewedYu, Holly – Library Hi Tech, 2002
Discussion of access to electronic resources and library services via Web sites focuses on accessibility barriers to the disabled that have created a digital divide. Topics include legal requirements, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act; barriers to implementation; and implementation…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Colleges
