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Direct linkBarfield, J. P.; Bennett, J.; Folio, M. R.; Killman, C. – Quest, 2007
The number of students with disabilities pursuing higher education is increasing; therefore, faculty and administrators have a growing need to understand their responsibilities in preventing discrimination against this population (Gamble, 2000). The purpose of this article is to articulate disability legislation mandates and applications to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Grievance Procedures, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled)
Download full textOffice for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
This pamphlet discusses Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental handicap by any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The regulation applies to all recipients of Department of Education funding, with the focus of this pamphlet including colleges,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Colleges
