Coming to Terms with the "Otherwise Qualified" Student with a Learning Disability.

Scott, Sally S.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Coming to Terms with the "Otherwise Qualified" Student with a Learning Disability.

Scott, Sally S.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v23 n7 p398-405 Aug-Sep 1990

This article discusses terminology in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 referring to "otherwise qualified" individuals with disabilities, with particular reference to students with learning disabilities. Current practices and issues in implementing the law with learning-disabled students are evaluated in light of legal principles, and guidelines are offered. (Author/PB)

Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Students, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Legal Responsibility, Special Education, Student Rights, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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

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