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…

To facilitate the development of cultural sensitivity to the positive representation of persons with exceptionalities, specific guidelines for educational materials developed by the consortium for Appropriate Representation of Exceptional Persons in Educational Materials are presented followed by elaboration of each statement. (SBH)

Summarizes some of 2001's more interesting and important court cases regarding disability discrimination in higher education, commenting on their effects on case law. (EV)

Uses population data from the Disability Supplement to the 1994 and 1995 National Health Interview Surveys to assess rates of work discrimination among adults with disabilities. Analysis suggests that nearly a 10th of all adults with disabilities who were in the workforce during the 5-year period immediately following passage of the ADA…

This paper describes the four Titles in the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination in the areas of employment, public services, public accommodations and services operated by private entities, and telecommunications. (JDD)

In the 1930s, about 2% of San Francisco's children were diagnosed as intellectually disabled and placed in special education or institutionalized. Most of the children were of Italian descent. Teachers, physicians, psychologists and social workers authorized their placement in San Francisco's special education classes, specified the training that…

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a national law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. The nondiscrimination requirements of the law apply to employers and organizations that receive financial assistance from any Federal department or agency, including the U.S. Department of Health and…

The extent of discrimination against handicapped men and women is estimated in this article. Observed wage differentials are corrected for selectivity bias. Results indicate that almost one-third of the wage differential for men and close to one-half for women can be attributed to discrimination. Handicapped women are also subjected to sex…

Describes how personal rights of the physically disabled are violated in public situations and examines how the disabled react to these violations. Social work can assist disabled persons in developing coping strategies to preserve their dignity and can educate the ablebodied public regarding the rights of the disabled. (JAC)

Reviews court cases in 1999 related to disability discrimination in higher education focusing on the Americans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The "Garrett" case regarding Eleventh Amendment immunity is the case most likely to be significant in the development of the law of disability…

Conceptual problems about justice and disability relate directly to practice. Current thinking tends (1) to consider only distributive justice (the allocation of resources); (2) to assume that educators have the right to impose their own values on the disabled; and (3) to classify people as disabled, and treat those people, in accordance with a…

Assessment equity concerns all educational authorities and practitioners. When educators consider issues of equity, their predominant concern is accommodation of students with special needs, cultural issues, and creating alternative assessment activities that have equivalence to standard activities, so as not to advantage or disadvantage any…

Teacher trainers in England and Wales are clearly instructed they must satisfy themselves that their trainees can reach the specified English literacy standards. This has led to a particular focus on dyslexic applicants and a questioning of their suitability for teaching. In 2003 the Disability Discrimination Act as applied to education also made…

The author explains the provisions of Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112) which guarantees the civil rights of people with disabilities. (SBH)

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)