"Americans with Disabilities Act" Knowledge Base
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Articles Knowledge-Mined:
Supporting Youth
with Special Needs in Out-of-School Time: A Study of OST Providers in New
Jersey
Sharp, Jane; Rodas,
Elizabeth Rivera; Sadovnik, Alan R. – Afterschool Matters, 2012
Although the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 requires
accommodations for individuals with disabilities in community settings, many
out-of-school time (OST) programs struggle to successfully support youth with
special needs. Programs that fully include children with special needs are
less available for school-age children and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, After School Programs, Special Needs Students,
Accessibility (for Disabled)
Higher Education and
Disability: Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students'
Rights to Testing Accommodations. Report to Congressional Requesters.
GAO-12-40
Scott, George A. – US
Government Accountability Office, 2011
Standardized tests are often required to gain admission into postsecondary
schools or to obtain professional certifications. Federal disability laws,
such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require entities that
administer these tests to provide accommodations, such as extended time or
changes in test format, to students with…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Student Rights, Law
Enforcement,
Compliance (Legal)
Interscholastic
Sports, Extracurricular Activities, and the Law: Accommodating Students with
Disabilities
Osborne, Allan G.,
Jr.; Russo, Charles J. – School Business Affairs, 2011
In most school systems in the United States, interscholastic sporting events
and other extracurricular activities help bring people together while
enhancing opportunities for students to become integral parts of their
communities. Because of the important role that extracurricular activities,
especially sports, play in the lives of students,…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Extramural Athletics, Individualized
Education Programs, Individualized Programs
Students with
Disabilities at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions. First Look. NCES
2011-018
Raue, Kimberley;
Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Growing enrollments of students with disabilities in postsecondary education
along with recent key legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act
Amendments Act of 2008 and the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, have
generated considerable interest in research on accessibility of higher
education for students with disabilities. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Surveys, Institutional
Characteristics, College Students
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