High Court Rules that Law Bars Bias against Persons with Contagious Ills.

Fields, Cheryl M.

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ERIC Number: EJ349511

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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High Court Rules that Law Bars Bias against Persons with Contagious Ills.

Fields, Cheryl M.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n26 p23,25-26 Mar 11 1987

The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects disabled people from discrimination, covers persons with contagious diseases. This decision is seen as strengthening the rights of people suffering from AIDS as well as other diseases. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Communicable Diseases, Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination, Employment Practices, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Personnel Policy, Student College Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - General

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)

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