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King, John D.; Humphrey, Jackie Hance – 1978
The study developed and tested a systematic format for discovering and displaying relationships among five major federal laws concerning the handicapped: P.L. 93-112 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973), P.L. 93-380 (Education Amendments of 1974), P.L. 94-63 (Special Health Revenue Sharing Act of 1974), P.L. 94-103 (Developmentally Disabled Assistance and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Jacobs, Roger B. – Civil Rights Digest, 1979
The 1973 Act, which purports to promote employment opportunities for the handicapped, is reviewed and the enforcement procedure is described. The right of an individually aggrieved handicapped person to sue in Federal court ("private cause of action") is discussed in terms of the 1978 amendment. (EB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities
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Direct linkGormley, Shannon; Hughes, Charles; Block, Lydia; Lendmann, Christy – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2005
In order to gain access to services at universities and colleges, students with learning disabilities must provide documentation of their disability. However, secondary schools are not required by law to provide the documentation often requisite at the postsecondary level. Also, it appears that secondary schools may collect even less psychometric…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Eligibility, Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2003
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act), provides the legislative basis for programs and activities that assist individuals with disabilities in the pursuit of gainful employment, independence, self-sufficiency and full integration into community life. This report is intended to provide a description of accomplishments and progress…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation, Federal Programs
Chinn, Philip C. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2004
Although the 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education" U.S. Supreme Court decision changed the face of American education forever, few individuals at that time could have fully realized its far-reaching implications. Certainly, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Director Thurgood Marshall in his arguments was…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation
Davies, Mark; Lee, Barbara A. – Education and the Law, 2008
Laws in the UK and the USA protect college students with disabilities from discrimination. The laws of both nations are complex and require institutions of higher education to accommodate qualified students. This article examines the requirements of both nations' laws with respect to the kinds of inquiries that may be made of students with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Law, Court Litigation, Discipline
Office for Civil Rights (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
The Office of Standards, Policy and Research reviews cases and responds to inquiries from within the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to ensure tbat compliance determinations are consistent with established policy. This report consists of summaries of significant case-related policy clarification memoranda issued during June and July 1979. The cases…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedRazeghi, Jane Ann; Davis, Sharon – Exceptional Children, 1979
The article reviews federal legislation concerning the vocational education and employment of handicapped individuals. (PHR)
Descriptors: Definitions, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, 1980
Discusses three major pieces of legislation which give impetus to the effort to expand vocational services for the handicapped: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the Vocational Education Act Amendment of 1976, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (KC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Thayer, Donald, Ed. – 1989
This report describes fiscal year 1989 activities of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and other federal agencies in meeting the legislative mandates of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The first section of the report covers general provisions relating to the Office of the Commissioner, "American Rehabilitation" (RSA's…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Adams, Helen R. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2006
Today, federal laws often seem like an alphabet soup with acronyms like CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act), CTEA (Copyright Term Extension Act), ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), YMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and NC LB (No Child Left Behind). These letters stand for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Copyrights, Disabilities, School Libraries
Shaeffer, Ruth G. – 1975
This supplement to ED 086 806 discusses developments in the field of equal employment opportunity (EEO). A section on recent developments under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, covers the American Telephone and Telegraph Consent Decree, other conciliation and consent agreements, labor relations aspects, individual suits,…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Career Education
Rosenfeld, S. James; Bluth, Linda F. – 1993
This manual is designed to provide the special education and transportation community with one source for both legal and practical information on the transportation of students with disabilities. It provides information on the following topics: (1) the legal context of transportation of students with disabilities; (2) transportation considerations…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline
Johnson, T. Page – 1986
Intended especially for principals and other administrators at the local school level, the monograph examines implications of P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Chapter 1 presents the background of the federal legislation, reviewing primary cases of "Brown v. Board of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Peer reviewedLaVor, Martin L.; Duncan, Jack C. – Exceptional Children, 1974
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Government Role
