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Direct linkHeyward, Salome – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
For legal issues in the field of disability compliance, this is an exciting time in postsecondary education. The twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signals a reawakening of the commitment to provide equal access to individuals with disabilities. This chapter explores three of the compliance issues that will be of…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Government, Government Role
Vernon, McCay – American Psychologist, 2006
Until the 1960s, people who were Deaf and mentally ill lacked access to psychological treatment. Few mental hospitals and clinics had interpreters available, and few psychologists and mental health professionals had knowledge of sign language. Major court decisions and federal laws have effected change, culminating with the Americans With…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Deafness, American Sign Language, Mental Health Workers
