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Improve ADA and 504 for higher ed community
Author(s) -
Charmatz Marc
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
campus legal advisor
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6239
pISSN - 1531-3999
DOI - 10.1002/cala.40448
Subject(s) - statute , rehabilitation , economic justice , political science , law , education act , public administration , psychology , special education , neuroscience
The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990, and U.S. Department of Justice regulations went into effect in 1992. Since then, there has been one substantive amendment to the statute, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008 and a few new DOJ regulations. The Rehabilitation Act is even older, having been enacted in 1973. Section 504 regulations were initially promulgated in 1977. Most amendments to the Rehabilitation Act date back to the 1980s. So now might be the time to look at the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act to determine what amendments, if any, would help ensure students and employees with disabilities have meaningful access to postsecondary educational institutions.