NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Students with Physical Disabilities--Reflections of Their Experiences with Work Preparation Programs, Services and Accommodations in a Higher Education Institution
Direct linkDirect link
Castillo, Claudia – ProQuest LLC, 2016
For a variety of reasons, college students with disabilities encounter stressors beyond those of students who do not have disabilities. One of the more salient examples is that students with disabilities are required to disclose that they have a disability and to communicate with faculty and staff in order to receive academic accommodations, as…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Reflection, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Higher Education
Recruitment, Admissions, and Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Amendments of 1992 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Third Edition.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC. – 1994
The third edition of this guide on serving postsecondary students with disabilities reflects the language of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as that of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. An introduction briefly describes both the ADA and Section 504 regulations, noting their close coordination. A section on…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Beyond Davis: Equality of Opportunity for Higher Education for Disabled Students under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Cook, Timothy M.; Laski, Frank J. – Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, 1981
Effects of Section 504 on college applicants and students are considered: recruitment and admission policies, integration of disabled students, provision of effective and meaningful services, physical accessibility. Regulation supporting the legislation is found essentially correct in interpretation. Journal availability: Wm. S. Hein & Co.,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students, Court Litigation
Recruitment, Admissions and Handicapped Students. A Guide for Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Second Edition.
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC. – 1985
A revision of the 1978 guide designed to assist institutions improve access for handicapped students in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is presented. The guide assumes the reader is interested in learning how to comply with Section 504 and does not address the question of whether a particular education program or…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Admission Criteria, Civil Rights
Section 504: Help for the Learning Disabled College Student.
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Sedita, Joan – 1980
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1973 and its implications for learning disabled adults desiring a postsecondary education are examined, and suggestions for services that might best meet the needs of this group are offered. Section 504 is a basic civil rights provision aimed at ending discrimination against handicapped citizens.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Students, Ancillary School Services