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Peer reviewedTask Force on Psychology and the Handicapped – American Psychologist, 1984
Reviews Task Force's attempts to influence American Psychological Association (APA) policies. Major accomplishments include (1) APA's "Guidelines on Physical and Social Accessibility" and their implementation at the APA annual convention and (2) development, with the American Association of State Psychology Boards, of guidelines for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Certification, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Peer reviewedGoldman, Charles D. – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1985
Reviews Federal legislation since 1968 affecting disabled people and discusses political and bureaucratic inaction that compromised implementation. Suggests that the remainder of the 1980's will be a period when disabled persons must assert their rights, supposedly guaranteed by Federal and State laws, to participate fully in society. (SA)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Peer reviewedAsch, Adrienne – American Psychologist, 1984
Profiles the disabled population and raises questions concerning discrepancies in education, income, and treatment of disabled and nondisabled populations. Shows how social-psychological theories explain these circumstances; concludes that answers to questions are obtainable through psychological research that views disabilities from a civil…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Demography, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Peer reviewedSimpkins, Karen L.; Kaplan, Rochelle K. – Journal of Career Planning and Employment, 1991
Examines legal requirements of employment and public accommodation provisions of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) as they apply to career services and recruitment operations. Defines Title I, employment provisions, and Title III, provisions related to public accommodations and commercial facilities, of ADA. Discusses how recruiters…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Career Counseling, College Students, Disabilities
Download full textGamble, David – 2000
This paper analyzes disability support services in higher education to provide administrators with a clearer understanding of disability support services and the legal requirements for their institutions to provide accommodations to students with disabilities. It begins by discussing the rapid growth in the number of college students with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Civil Rights Legislation, College Role, Disabilities
Bedini, Leandra A.; And Others – Camping Magazine, 1992
Discusses the effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on camp programing and provides strategies to improve camp accessibility for people with disabilities. Discusses obstacles to integrated programing including ecological and architectural barriers, attitudinal barriers, transportation barriers, barriers of omission, economic…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Camping, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
