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Higher Education's Next Great Challenge: Ensuring Full Inclusion for Students with Disabilities
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Hill, Eve; Shaewitz, Dahlia; Queener, Jessica – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2020
Disability-diversity on college campuses is no longer optional--it is an expectation. Students entering college today have grown up with the ADA and they have witnessed inclusion and mainstreaming of students with disabilities their entire lives. The most powerful barriers to full inclusion include stigmas about students with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Barriers
Massachusetts Primer on Special Education and Charter Schools. Section III: Information for Charter School Operators
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2009
This paper presents the third part of the "Massachusetts Primer on Special Education and Charter Schools." Part III addresses the issues concerning the education of students with disabilities at all stages in the development and operation of a Massachusetts charter school. The information is intended to inform those who are responsible…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Charter Schools, Special Education, Program Implementation
Recruitment, Admissions, and Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Amendments of 1992 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Third Edition.
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American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC. – 1994
The third edition of this guide on serving postsecondary students with disabilities reflects the language of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as that of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. An introduction briefly describes both the ADA and Section 504 regulations, noting their close coordination. A section on…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
El Cambiante panorama demografico de la poblacion estudiantil en los departamentos de lenguas: soluciones efectivas a nivel universitario y recomendaciones para su implementacion en la escuela secundaria (The Changing Demographics of the Student Population in Foreign Language Departments: Effective University-Level Solutions and Recommendations for Their Implementation in Secondary Schools).
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Castro, Obdulia – Hispania, 2002
Describes an interdisciplinary program offering modified Spanish classes to students with special needs. Through preliminary identification, eligible students are signed up for classes. Exemplifies an effective way to confront problems related to a more diverse student population; to comply with regulations imposed by the Americans with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Design
Applying Federal Civil Rights Laws to Public Charter Schools: Questions and Answers.
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Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 2000
Designed to assist charter school developers and operators, this question-and-answer publication provides general information that covers a broad range of federal civil rights issues related to public charter schools. Sections of the document discuss: (1) the growth of public charter schools and federal agencies that oversee charter schools; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Accountability, Admission Criteria