The most important definition is the one
provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which requires children with disabilities to be educated with their typically developing peers in a general education classroom.
Another concern: students with special needs who leave public schools also leave behind critical federal protections
provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which work to guarantee that disabled students receive the educational services to which they are entitled under federal law.
Not exact matches
Accessibility: The Department of Education is committed to
providing electronic and information technologies that are accessible to
individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C 794d).
The only American Camp Association accredited camp serving both children and adults
with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago, Camp Red Leaf fulfills a vital need for safe, reliable, and enriching programming for
individuals with special needs
by providing week - long Summer Camp opportunities, Weekend Respite Care and 10 - day Travel Camp adventures and now Day Camp 2018!
The only American Camp Association accredited camp serving both children and adults
with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago, Camp Red Leaf fulfills a vital need for safe, reliable, and enriching programming for
individuals with special needs
by providing Day Camps, week - long Summer Camp opportunities, Weekend Respite Care, and 10 - day Travel Camp adventures.
The use of a service animal
by an
individual with a
disability is welcome at Thruway facilities wherever the general public is permitted
provided the service animal is under its handler's control at all times and does not pose a danger to the public.
The purpose of the Switzer Research Fellow Program is to build research capacity
by providing support to highly qualified
individuals, including those
with disabilities, to perform research on rehabilitation, independent living, and other experiences and outcomes of
individuals with disabilities.
As mentioned previously, receiving a special education designation brings
with it certain legal rights for services or accommodations in the public educational sphere, as
provided by the federal law known as the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
By granting review of its third case in two years involving the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has signaled a renewed interest in resolving legal conflicts arising under the federal law that governs services
provided to nearly 6.7 million schoolchildren in special education.
Led
by Rep. Frank Riggs, R - Calif., the House last year approved a related amendment to the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that would allow states to forfeit a small portion of their federal special education funding if they chose not to
provide such services to otherwise eligible prisoners.
Specifically, she held that the state violated the ADA
by failing to
provide profoundly or severely disabled
individuals with the same array of services as those
provided to other less handicapped
individuals, thereby discriminating solely on the degree of
disability.
Provides instruction, coaching, assistance, support, and advocacy needed
by individuals with developmental
disabilities (consumers) to successfully work in a community job setting.
Provides leadership for assuring full compliance
with legal requirements as prescribed
by federal law under IDEA (
Individuals with Disabilities Act 1997) and IDEIA (
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act, 2004) and State of California Education Code
Fourth Circuit panel held that Maryland school district
provided with a disabled student
with a free appropriate public education as required
by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act even though the student's individualized education plan did not address the students religious and cultu
This website
provides access to information from research - to - practice initiatives funded
by the Office of Special Education Programs that address the provisions of the
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act.
All Achieve3000 solutions align to the academic achievement requirements for Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funding
by providing a patented (U.S. Patent # 8,714,986) methodology for adaptive, differentiated instruction and displaying evidence of efficacy
with actionable data reporting.
[1] At stake: «What is the level of educational benefit that school districts must confer on children
with disabilities to provide them with the free appropriate public education guaranteed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education
disabilities to
provide them
with the free appropriate public education guaranteed
by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Disabilities Education Act?»
As long as students are enrolled in public school, they are entitled to protections
provided by federal laws that focus on disabled children, such as the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The purpose of this part is to implement the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 41705), which
provides that no air carrier may discriminate against any otherwise qualified
individual with a
disability,
by reason of such
disability, in the provision of air transportation.
42 USC 4151, Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 This act
provides that all federal agencies must accommodate
individuals with disabilities by providing accessibility measures.
Frontier also violated the Department's
disability regulation
by failing to
provide the passenger
with adequate assistance in pre-boarding and getting on and off the plane, despite receiving multiple advance notices that the
individual had a
disability and needed assistance prior to his flight.
(5) the purchase or lease
by such entity of a new van
with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, which is to be used to
provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section that is not readily accessible to or usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new van need not be readily accessible to and usable
by such
individuals if the entity can demonstrate that the system for which the van is being purchased or leased, when viewed in its entirety,
provides a level of service to such
individuals equivalent to the level of service
provided to the general public;
(7) the remanufacture
by such entity of a rail passenger car that is to be used to
provide specified public transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, or the purchase or lease
by such entity of such a rail car, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs.
-- If a private entity which operates a fixed route system and which is not subject to section 304 purchases or leases a vehicle
with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or less (including the driver) for use on such system after the effective date of this subparagraph that is not readily accessible to or usable
by individuals with disabilities, it shall be considered discrimination for such entity to fail to operate such system so that, when viewed in its entirety, such system ensures a level of service to
individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs, equivalent to the level of service
provided to
individuals
(6) the purchase or lease
by such entity of a new rail passenger car that is to be used to
provide specified public transportation, and for which a solicitation is made later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs; and
(a) of eligibility criteria that screen out or tend to screen out an
individual with a
disability or any class of
individuals with disabilities from fully enjoying the specified public transportation services
provided by the entity, unless such criteria can be shown to be necessary for the provision of the services being offered;
(ii) to any
individual with a
disability who needs the assistance of a wheelchair lift or other boarding assistance device (and is able
with such assistance) to board, ride, and disembark from any vehicle which is readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities if the
individual wants to travel on a route on the system during the hours of operation of the system at a time (or within a reasonable period of such time) when such a vehicle is not being used to
provide designated public transportation on the route; and
-- The term «qualified
individual with a
disability» means an
individual with a
disability who,
with or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication, or transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or the participation in programs or activities
provided by a public entity.
(ii) the purchase or lease
by such entity for use on such system of a vehicle
with a seating capacity in excess of 16 passengers (including the driver), for which solicitations are made after the 30th day following the effective date of this subparagraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities (including
individuals who use wheelchairs) unless such entity can demonstrate that such system, when viewed in its entirety,
provides a level of service to
individuals with disabilities equivalent to that
provided to
individuals without
disabilities.
-- Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection
with respect to
individuals who use wheelchairs, it shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to purchase or lease any new rail passenger cars for use in intercity rail transportation, and for which a solicitation is made later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, unless all such rail cars are readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed
by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.
-- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, and procedures of any Federal law or law of any State or political subdivision of any State or jurisdiction that
provides greater or equal protection for the rights of
individuals with disabilities than are afforded
by this Act.
-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person who
provides intercity rail transportation to fail to have at least one passenger car per train that is readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs, in accordance
with regulations issued under section 244, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) the purchase or lease
by such entity of a new vehicle (other than an automobile, a van
with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, or an over-the-road bus) which is to be used to
provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section, that is not readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new vehicle need not be readily accessible to and usable
by such
individuals if the new vehicle is to be used solely in a demand responsive system and if the entity can demonstrate that such system, when viewed in its entirety,
provides a level of service to such
individuals equivalent to the level of service
provided to the general public;
-- For purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), it shall be considered discrimination for a public entity that
provides designated public transportation to fail, in accordance
with the provisions of this subsection, to make key stations (as determined under criteria established
by the Secretary
by regulation) in rapid rail and light rail systems readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs.
-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person who
provides commuter rail transportation to fail to have at least one passenger car per train that is readily accessible to and usable
by individuals with disabilities, including
individuals who use wheelchairs, in accordance
with regulations issued under section 244, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Accessibility: The Department of Education is committed to
providing electronic and information technologies that are accessible to
individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C 794d).
Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting
individuals who are blind or have low vision
with navigation and other tasks, alerting
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds,
providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an
individual during a seizure, alerting
individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone,
providing physical support and assistance
with balance and stability to
individuals with mobility
disabilities, and helping persons
with psychiatric and neurological
disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors.
SDA is a non-profit organization that enhances and empowers the lives of
individuals with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.
Today, Duo opens the doors to independence
by providing assistance dogs to
individuals with disabilities, therapy dog services to at - risk and ill populations, reading assistance to area students, and educational programming to schools and businesses.
is a non-profit agency working to enhance the lives of
individuals living
with physical
disabilities by providing them
with highly trained service dogs.
Capital Bikeshare is part of the regional transportation system which
provides accommodation for
individuals with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disab
disabilities as required
by the Americans
with DisabilitiesDisabilities Act.
VLS staff and attorney volunteers assist
by providing free legal services to
individuals and families, such as helping victims of abuse end violent relationships, connecting persons
with disabilities with medical and financial benefits, and keeping people out of homelessness
by defending against wrongful evictions and foreclosures.
Section 2 of the CHRA
provides that the purpose of the CHRA is to «extend the laws in Canada to give effect... to the principle that all
individuals should have an opportunity equal
with other
individuals to make for themselves the lives that they are able and wish to have and to have their needs accommodated, consistent
with their duties and obligations as members of society, without being hindered in or prevented from doing so
by discriminatory practices based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status,
disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.»
By Salvatore Shaw and Nicole Fielding, summer student Long - term
disability (LTD) coverage is designed to
provide individuals suffering from long term
disabilities with a... Read more
One comment suggested that the final rule explicitly allows disclosures authorized
by the Americans
with Disabilities Act without an
individual's authorization, because this law, in the commenter's view,
provides more than adequate protection for the confidentiality of medical records in the employment context.
[company name] aims to expand the employment opportunities for those
individuals with disabilities by providing specialized tools and resources.
• Interview patients and families to determine patients» medical and treatment histories • Assess patients to determine the extent of
disability and need for rehabilitation activities • Assist doctors in creating and implementing rehabilitation programs based on the
individual needs of each patient •
Provide patients
with physical and emotional support according to their specific plans • Help patients adapt to lifestyle changes and teach them new skills that they will need in order to survive • Educate patients and families about the different types of rehab services available to them and help them choose
by providing suggestions according to their medical conditions • Ascertain that patients» vitals are taken and recorded throughout the rehabilitation process • Encourage patients to perform daily tasks independently and help them where their limitations crop up • Monitor patients» health and comfort and ensure that any emotional or physical problems are dealt
with in an immediate manner
Provided support to clinical psychologists
by conducting over 40 psychometric assessments
with individuals with intellectual
disabilities in a professional and sensitive manner.
Providing coursework taught
by professors in the field of rehabilitation counseling, the M.S. degree prepares students to help
individuals with disabilities achieve their goals to live independently.
The lease obligations will also be guaranteed
by Myriad's specialist division, which
provides care to
individuals with learning
disabilities and mental health needs in more than 70 freehold care facilities in the UK.