Americans with Disabilities: Are They Losing Ground?.

Essex, Nathan L.

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ERIC Number: EJ647008

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Publication Date: 2002

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Americans with Disabilities: Are They Losing Ground?

Essex, Nathan L.

Clearing House, v75 n3 p151-53 Jan-Feb 2002

Offers as brief overview of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), intended to protect disabled individuals against discriminatory practices in employment. Discusses implications for educators of three Supreme Court decisions dealing with the ADA, and offers 10 guidelines to ensure that the intent of the ADA statute is followed by school officials. (SR)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education, Legal Problems, School Personnel

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

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