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ERIC Number: EJ722410
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0190-2946
EISSN: N/A
Disability Law and Your Classroom
Cope, David
Academe, v91 n6 p37-39 Nov-Dec 2005
Providing reasonable academic adjustments for students who qualify as disabled under the ADA should, of course, be a priority for all university professors. Eligible students with documented disabilities deserve conditions that make it possible for them to do their best work. A professor should not, however, have to accept a university official's interpretation of federal disability law if it is inconsistent with the rulings of federal judges. Recent rulings have sharply limited the situations in which the ADA can now be applied. This article discusses the consequences of these rulings for all university personnel who make decisions about disability accommodations.
American Association of University Professors, 1012 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-3465. Tel: 202-737-5900; Fax: 202-737-5526; e-mail: academe@aaup.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A