This article provides teachers with a list of books and ideas for teaching about disabilities. Forty-six books are identified, 17 received either the Newbery or the Newbery Honor Award. The list of books includes a brief summary of the plot, the main disability discussed, and other curricular applications. (Author/CR)

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act has amended the Disability Discrimination Act and requires that students with a disability not be discriminated against or substantially disadvantaged by establishments of further and higher education. Academic web site developers must take steps to ensure that their sites fulfil this requirement,…

A British survey of employers examined the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities (PWDs). Telephone interviews were conducted with two samples of employers: a random sample of 1,250 and a sample of 250 registered users of the Employment Service's "Disability Symbol," which sets a good practice standard for the employment…

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are two major pieces of social legislation that impact private and public employers, including school districts. Public school employers must have thorough awareness of the legal requirements of both laws and must analyze the ways in which those requirements…

Along with messages from the editor and CACD's president, this issue offers: (1) "Discrimination, Disability, and Cultural Considerations: Implications for Counselors (Brodwin, Hong and Soriano); (2) "New Majority Student Ratings of Counselor Utilization and Efficacy" (Aros and Harper); (3) School Counselors: An Endangered…

It is important that educators, parents, and normal children learn about handicapping conditions if myths about the disabled are to be dispelled. (GW)

Houston's Independence Hall is an apartment complex of 292 apartments designed so that handicapped people, especially those in wheelchairs, could find living accommodations without necessary modification due to architectural barriers. (Author/EA)

In administering its 300-plus programs, HEW begins the enforcement of a wide-ranging law to protect the rights of more than 36 million handicapped individuals living in the United States. (Editor)

Within the current historical crisis of transnational capitalism, disabled people are finding themselves increasingly at risk. It is essential to (re)theorize the category of disability, particularly in critical response to the emancipatory possibilities offered through "border pedagogies." The paper locates the conceptual category of disability…

The Capitol Area School Development Association Conference was held in July 1997. These proceedings include the following presentations: "Challenges to Teacher Tenure--A Debate"; "Recent Decisions of the Commissioner of Education"; "Title IX and Its Implications for School Districts"; "Current Developments in…

The author examines concerns about whether or not, and by what criteria, handicapped students should be included in or excluded from comprehensive competency testing programs, as well as the implications of minimum competency testing for the handicapped. Pertinent legislation from several states is discussed. (Author/SJL)

The statement of concern in the 1967 Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students addressed only race as an impermissible consideration in denying admission to institutions of higher education. The modern statement of concern should address itself to other barriers as well as race. Barriers discussed include disability, age, national origin,…

Reports the findings of Lou Harris and Associates (1987) on what employers are doing to employ people with disabilities and what their experiences with disabled employees have been. Presents strategies that provide a model for addressing the needs of the disabled population and provide them with opportunities. (JS)

A survey of 162 adult members of the general public evaluated their attitudes toward people with disabilities. Among results was that the number of movies viewed about people with disabilities was positively associated with number of discussions and with positive attitudes toward people with disabilities. Gender was also significantly related to…

This article briefly reviews prohibitions of the Americans with Disabilities Act concerning discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, suggests reasons why there are few law school faculty with disabilities, and notes the minimal accommodations most faculty with disabilities require. (DB)