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Peer reviewedNelson, Eileen S.; Nelson, William R. – College Student Journal, 1980
A handicapped student must be academically and technically qualified in spite of the handicap in order to come under the protection of the law prohibiting discrimination in admission to educational programs. An institution is not required to make major modifications in an existing program. (Author)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, Court Litigation, Hearing Impairments
Download full textAssociation of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1993
This handbook provides an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and aims to help medical schools to review and refine their institutional policies to conform with the ADA. The background section describes the 1973 Rehabilitation Act which prohibits discrimination solely on the basis of disability of an "otherwise…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Accreditation (Institutions), Admission (School)
