Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ201678
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1978
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Private College: Barnes v. Converse.
Brooks, Gary Thomas
Mercer Law Review, v29 n3 p745-59 Spr 1978
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the basis for a deaf student's successful suit against a private college for failure to provide funds for an interpreter. Implications for private colleges and an argument for the unconstitutionality of the law as applied to private postsecondary institutions are discussed. (AF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Constitutional Law, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Deaf Interpreting, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination, Equal Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Financial Problems, Government School Relationship, Handicapped Students, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Opinions, Private Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973
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