ERIC Number: EJ333059
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Publication Date: 1986
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Are Victims of AIDS 'Handicapped' under Federal Law?
Flygare, Thomas J.
Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n6 p466-67 Feb 1986
Discusses whether the disease AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) could be considered a "handicap." Describes a recent court decision, "Arline vs. School Board of Nassau County," in which the court found that a teacher with tuberculosis could be defined as handicapped and that her dismissal was in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (MD)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973
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